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.
Samantha – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas provided for instruction!
Natalie – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
Some of the activities were really useful! I will implement them in my classroom.
Sherly – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a wonderful course to give you different ideas on how to implement creative thinking for students.
Sharon – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed my time exploring techniques that was good for all students to include my students which are considered gifted and talented. I feel I received more creative yet empowering ways to teach.
Nicole – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful but I wish there were more examples for younger kids.
Ed – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was excellent in sharing activities I’ve never knew existed
and the presentation was clear and concise.
Leah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course had some very useful ideas that I will implement into my classroom curriculum.
TIMOTHY – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course
Juliet – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic
Virendra – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
It is really very informative and useful,