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.
Julie – Private Pay (verified owner) –
amazing course
Brad – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
This course is full of great ideas if you teach younger students. Upper level math, not so much. But the ideas behind the activities are still good.
Patrice – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these ideas!!!
Keeley – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great ideas to try in the classroom.
Danielle – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
great!
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Extremely helpful
Wilda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great course and nice to be able to reflect at home while listening to Dr. Juntune connecting with real life students and scenarios.
Rachel – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information but kinda annoying format. I hated clicking through constantly and the activities seemed a little ridiculous sitting at a computer outside of the room. I feel like something like a podcast with a final quiz or takeaway would be better.
Jeremy – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
great stuff
Caitlin – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course really got me thinking of ways to implement strategies that encourage my students to think creatively in the classroom. Lots of good examples in a wide variety of grade levels and subject areas.