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.
Jacqueline – Excellence in Leadership Academy (verified owner) –
It very useful and the activities are great for implementing them in the classroom.
Amy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting & relevant!
Monique – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
None
Elizabeth – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Em – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
The presentation slides and formatting of the notes could be better. They’re harder to follow for those who can’t process verbal instructions as well as others.
Cecilia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I really like all the information I am learning through these modules. I find it useful for all students not only gt students.
Jamarcus – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Cynthia – SINTON ISD (verified owner) –
The course information was good, but difficult to adapt to science. There were technical problems and I was forced to go back and watch a significant portion for completion.
Ashley – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
There are great ideas and some new activities to help promote more creative thinking in the classroom.
Anthony – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Lots of years of knowledge provided in these short videos on how to be a better teacher. I will use lessons learned in my classroom starting tomorrow!