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.
Paul – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Shawna – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I think that there should be more interactive things so that we stay paying attention
Rosa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was nice to learn concepts but nicer to relate them to classroom situations.
Ty – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Not a lot of this felt useful at the high school level.
Vanessa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I think this on-line training was very relevant, because we teachers need that we need to adapt to new teaching scenarios.
Jacqueline – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to help with the understanding of emotions of gifted students and their peers.
Meagan – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Highly informational and useful information about gifted students.
Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
very interesting and very helpful
Martina – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
I would share with colleagues the clear objective or goal of guided discussions for the gifted student and definitely what we need to appreciate them and not expect them to be perfect all the time and help them understand themselves.
Shawn – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course provides interactive resources that can be used to engage students and foster creative thinking.