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.
Deborah – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
There were several useful lessons, including the SCAMPER.
Amber – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Jordan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course provided some great information!
Cecilia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course has been very informative. I think it provides great examples of strategies that can be incorporated into the classroom.
Fredrick – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I love the details of the course
Cinthia – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
It is an amazing course with ample ideas and strategies to use in the classroom.
Brittney – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Thought provoking course that included practical ideas to engage the creative thinker in your class!
Chrisa – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting and I got a lot of good ideas that I am eager to use in my classroom!
Jennifer – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Great!
Reyes – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
None at this time