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.
Adam – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Too long. A lot of unnecessary information.
Yolanda – ODEM-EDROY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was the very informative.
Rita – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I have never taken a GT class before. I have learned so many wonderful techniques to include creative thinking in my classroom.
Katharine – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think this was useful in helping me to work with students thinking creatively both the students who are qualified as gifted and my students as a whole.
Lizette – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Love it, great ideas and examples.
Taylor – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives your great strategies to use in your classroom.
Paula – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great…I love being able to complete on my own timeframe with no pressure…or sub plans.
Jasmin – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Great Information!
Leslie – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Good.
Heather – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course had a lot of good information.