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.
Jenifer – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
This course really opened my eyes to the emotional side of gifted students and how to help them process their intense feelings and struggles
Jakarta – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Alejandro – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is a strong and rounded course that really advocates to GT students.
Melanie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about the nature of a GT students which is a topic that is often overlooked because of the stigma that comes with being GT.
Kylie – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very insightful video on the social and emotional development of gifted students.
Leslie – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Great course!
jon – STRATFORD ISD (verified owner) –
Good info. Sometimes difficult to implement with a class size of 40. There are probably not more than 2 gifted students and it is hard for them not to be isolated when accelerated.
Maryel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative session
Barbara – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Information is this course was relevant and useful.
Vincent – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very helpful.