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.
Juana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for use in the classroom across content areas.
Lakisha – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I really truly enjoyed this course!!! I learned so much!
Ellen – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was quick to move through and fairly engaging.
Sarah – Private Pay (verified owner) –
A solid overview of the screening and identification process, including its purpose and limitations, types of assessments, basic interpretation of assessments, and qualitative screening tools/ideas.
Oscar – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Is a excellent course to learn about new tools to implement with gifted students
Randy – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed the course material and took a lot of ideas that I plan to incorporate into my classes.
Jorge – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent Course!
Guadalupe – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
more examples
Lois – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave insight on gifted assessment.
Kristina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Course material was very relevant and lots of great examples were given. Easy to understand.