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.
Melissa – Private Pay (verified owner) –
good course. It was interactive and to the point and engaging.
Lillie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Maricela – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
It is an awesome resource when working on your GT certification. It is like attending to the training in person but from the comfort of your own home.
Mary – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful. Like the useful ideas and activities.
Daniel – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and lots of good ideas
Tiffany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me think about ways to present subject matter to my students which helps develop their creative thinking while mastering the learning targets.
Irma – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful in the development of gifted children.
Douglas – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
The importance of developing creative thinking is essential for student success.
craig – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Fantastic resources that can be used immediately.
Cassandra – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
The ideas are great and can be used in general education, average students.