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.
Tifanie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Melissa – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
The information provided in this course has given many ideas to use within my classroom to help gifted students.
Janet – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it. Very informative and useful.
Meredith – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I like how this course compared the way gifted students think and behave to average students.
Sandra – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
It’s a mind changing course, I recommend this course to every teacher.
Aissa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, lots of relevant information!
Claudia – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!!!
Thomas – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very well done! I think as teachers we automatically incorporate most of these skills! Ms. Juntune is fabulous!!
Amy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
great information and to the point
Anna – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information and very well explained.