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.
Virgil – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Good stuff.
Austin – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course that helped provide ideas for differentiating instruction in a variety of different ways.
Ana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I feel courses like this help me process information at a slower pace. I don’t feel rushed and I enjoyed every minute of the training. They also give time to reflect on the information by asking how we would use these strategies and activities in our classrooms. Two thumbs up!!!
Amanda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
James – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The presentation gave me many tools that I can use in order to encourage and support creative thinking.
Violeta – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is very interesting. I learned a lot.
charlotte – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great information that is presented very well.
Suzan – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Every item discussed is relevant an attainable.
Trisha – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Great class!
Mikaila – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
good