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.
Keller – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, super easy to follow and complete activities. Quizzes are tough but area a good reflection of the curriculum.
Erin – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of new information during this course.
Perla – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great, very informative. I love all the activities and I’m very excited to incorporate activities to my lessons.
Bilonda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I learned about different strategies and activities I can use in my classroom to help enhance students’ creative thinking.
Chelsie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and the instructor is very knowledgeable.
Angelica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the way Joyce explained evrything in a way that was understandable and enjoyable. I really enjoyed her training!
Jennifer – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course can be used with GT or non GT students.
Araceli – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was engaging and enjoyable. It has many ideas for me to take back to the classroom.
Joshua – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great.
Brandi – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I’m just loving the ideas I can take back to my classroom and encourage my students to become more creative thinkers.