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.
Lucia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Brenda – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Fernando – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course, has many techniques and subjects to ponder about.
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and I found myself rewatching some of the segments just to think over how I could utilize this, not only in my classroom, but at home with my own children as well. She gave some valuable “hands on” ways to promote creative thinking.
Juan – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very practical and insightful course. I can see myself implementing the ideas shared in my own classroom.
Joe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderfully explained and very adaptable.
Blanca E. – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course, insightful and easy to implement.
Christen Brooke – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This doesn’t have enough examples for use in secondary school.
Shawn – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was a great course that has given me insight to how I teach and what I can do better to encourage student thinking and engagement.
Misty – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas