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.
Britney – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This couse gives you great ideas to use in the classroom.
Larry – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the course. Being a math teacher, some elements were a little difficult to visualize being used in a math class.
rebecca – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing Ideas to implement in the classroom
Michael – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I like how Dr. Joyce Juntune was very energetic and elaborative with her lessons. She gave really great examples and visuals to everything she talked about. Her tone and pace were perfect and kept me engaged. I really enjoyed this course!
Jose Angel – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very insightful
Ana – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided helpful strategies to use in the classroom.
Annemarie – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I like the handouts that were offered.
Verenisse – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great insight on activities.
Lazaro – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This training has some great ideas and activities that can be used right away in the classroom.
Daniela – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
its ok.