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.
Jennifer – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of strategies for my classroom
Kristy – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –
I would strongly recommend this class to any teacher of any grade level.
Michael – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course included many of the collaborative methods to enhance learning and build learner strengths.
Roman – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Learned many strategies that are practical in application.
Karla – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Blanca – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
The course has taught me many different ideas which I can implement into my daily lessons. It has also helped to refresh my way of thinking.
Armando – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This course offers ideas which can improve other activities you may already be using in your classes.
Brian – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
lots of ideasa
LAURA – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I think the different classroom activities that she introduces are awesome.
Sarika – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.