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.
Dyann – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I am a counselor so I love seeing SEL included in this!
Linda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to help in understanding the Nature and Needs of the Gifted student.
Cassandra – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent! Relevant and useful.
JEANNIE – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Quick, easy to follow
Aaron – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Paul – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Being new to education, this was very helpful and gave me some good ideas and understanding of how to help GT students and how they will behave in my classes.
Corey – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful in learning to identify and aid GT students.
Jessica – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very informative course. Good insight into what a gifted student looks like.
Joe – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Good course, geared towards elementary more. But the ideas are good for high school as well.
Alana – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very boring and common sense.