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.
Yulissa – MISSION CISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me understand the importance of fluency and originality in the classroom. It also provided me with ways in which to word my questions for students in order to encourage them to think of ideas on their own instead of me doing all of the thinking for them.
Billy – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It was insightful.
Josephine – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Love all of the real life examples of activities we can implement straight away!~
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and great ideas to use in the classroom with students.
Vivian – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome engagement. Although I was not there, I felt as if I was in person with the other learners.
Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
You must pay attention even to the smallest detail. I wish I had a copy of the notebook they kept showing.
Lori – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a fabulous presentation. I am walking away with very useful, practical tools that will take little work to implement. I believe these tools will create a deeper sense of ownership of the class and the learning for the students. It also incorporates differentiation in a practical, time-efficient way. Thank you!
Carlos – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great session
Kellie – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
very good
Jodi – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I love that the speaker is engaging, even while completing the course online from home. She has great connections and ideas, which are truly inspiring.