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.
Sherry – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This training was very insightful and kept my attention.
Francis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course will help implement new ideas for gifted learners.
Osar – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
The course was well organized and clear.
Robie – ALPINE ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed learning about creativity and how to use thinking exercises in the classroom.
Ester – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies!
Cynthia – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful.
Meredith – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Provided a lot of tools I can use in the classroom to promote higher order thinking.
Michele – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Had some great ideas that I could use in my class.
Yesenia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
great course, wish it would let you retake quiz with a 75 percent score.
Kelli – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful for activities to implement in classroom.