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.
Chris – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Great course
Raquel – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
very intersting
Angel – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation and delivery. I enjoyed listening to the presenter speak. Very passionate and knowledgeable.
Anita – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
This course is beneficial by providing real classroom examples and applications that can be utilized by a gen ed teacher regardless of the subject taught.
Gordana – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It is nice and useful course. A lots of good ideas to implement in my classroom.
Abbie – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about things that I can use in my classroom
Jessica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course would use with struggling and advanced learners
Kirstie – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
I like this course. It was a way for teachers to take a step back away from worrying about grades, like admin push. Instead it allows us to think about what the students will be like in 30 years if we utilize these strategies.
Judy – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
This course is helpful for learning new creative thinking techniques.
Oralia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I really enjoyed learning about creative thinking.