Description
One criticism of modern, American education is that students are taught to memorize correct answers but not taught creative thinking and problem solving. In this in-depth, 6-hour course, Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., delves deeply into essential strategies for developing creative thinking in the classroom. She believes that creative thinking is an essential component leading to the long-term success of gifted students educationally, personally, and professionally. Creative thinking has long been considered the highest form of mental functioning. Dr. Juntune explains how idea generation is the foundation of creative thinking, and she provides applicable tools you can use to help students generate new ideas.
Over the course of six modules, Dr. Juntune will share:
- Lessons from her own background in the field of creativity
- The importance of nurturing creativity
- Developing creative thinkers for the future
- Preparing students to become cutting-edge creative thinkers
- The differences between fluency and flexibility
- The basics of mind sketching, and
- And so much more!
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.
Rosalind – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Andreita – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I loved all the different ideas to generate creative thinking .
Celeste – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the activities that allow students to connect personally with the content but also to make abstract or insightful discoveries. This course goes in depth on creative thinking and activities, and how to really harness creative thinking in the classroom.
Rachel – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful
Leslee – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
great
Alvin – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I love the videos. It helps balance the reading.
Candice – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is very engaging and her course surpassed all of my expectations for professional development. I could not wait to go to the next slide to see what I was going to learn next! I’ve never been this excited about PD. Her training has reinvigorated my teaching. If she can get this tired and burnt out teacher interested in learning, I am confident about getting my students to become creative thinkers with unique and understandable ideas!
Hannah – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
It was great
Jennifer – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I love Dr. Junetune I think she has amazing insight into the classroom and great strategies to implement
Maria Elena – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Excellent material to use with our students.