Description
Great training is the foundation for great teaching. That is why we developed the “30-Hour Core for Educators of the Gifted and Talented,” taught by Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. This course provides the foundational knowledge necessary for working with gifted students. You will learn what intelligences is, how the brain works, how to develop creativity in your students, how to spot a gifted student, and so much more.
This package is 30 hours of training, covering core topics including:
- Nature & Needs of GT (6 Hour)
- Social and Emotional (6 Hour)
- Developing Creative Thinking (6 Hour)
- Differentiation of Curriculum (6 Hour)
- Screening, Assessment, and Identification (6 Hour)
Presenter Bio
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University.
Bibiana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative.
Saharai – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course full of great techniques to implement in the classroom to develop creative thinkers.
clayton – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives excellent examples and assignments for differentiating a classroom, along with reasons why these assignments are effective.
Jesse – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course. Took a lot from it.
Carolina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course with a lot of new ideas.
Meredith – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was one of my favorite GT classes I have taken.
Mary – BARBERS HILL ISD (verified owner) –
The variety of knowledge about gifted learners provided by Dr. Juntune has caused me to reflect on many past students. My approach to each students as an individual is abundantly strengthen from this course.
Eric – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very long but ok
Byron – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was highly informative.
MARTHA – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about the different types of diagrams that can be used to differentiate instruction for gifted students.