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.
Jose – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to push our students thinking
Karen – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative – I did learn things that I had not heard before. It’s obvious that the instructor has a passion for gifted kids, and that she has had a lot of classroom experience.
Stacey – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Worth taking.
Chari – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is amazing to listening to. She keeps the content interesting!
Erica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Shannon – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
informative- helpful strategies to put in place in classroom
Kathryn – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great! Dr. Juntune is wonderful to learn from and there is lots of application to the classroom!
Lauren – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
good
Celeste – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
good
Yessica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course has a lot of important information that can help with all students not just GT.