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!
Lindsey – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course really helped with understanding how to actively help with developing creative thinking in the classroom, regardless of grade level.
Kassandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful and provided a lot of techniques to use in teaching not only for GT students, but for all.
Roberto – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives several ideas that are applicable in multiple courses.
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Informative course with excellent and unique activities.
Cary – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course to help with activities for gifted kids.
Elizabeth – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great teaching strategies for students at all levels.
Morgan – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I learned many new creative thinking ides and activities that I can implement.
Isabell – STRATFORD ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was great.
Maria – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I LOVED THIS COURSE!!
Rebecca – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course for all grade levels
Diane – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This training is useful and interesting. I wish it had more ideas for Math, but I can see how I can incorporate with Math in some situations and activities.
Megan – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course! I will be using the expand a sentence and letters as tools activities in my classroom from now on!
Johnie – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune offers excellent ideas for teachers to use and explains why they work so well!
Phyllis – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Well presented.
Diana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, helps me to think what should be the main focus to teach my students. and how to lead them to build comprehension at young age.
SELINDA – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Novachristina – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the course and all of the wonderful strategies I can implement into my classroom!
Osme – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I strongly feel that this the creative thinking material covered in this course is very valuable to teachers. I find the strategies and activities very interesting and I plan on using many of these in my Resource room classroom. This was an excellent presentation that is applicable to my current needs as an educator of young learners.
Ricardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was awesome
Lisa – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for GT students!
Anita – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided me with so many wonderful strategies that I can take back and use in my classroom and share with my peers as well. It was extremely informative.
Lauren – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course helps teachers learning different techniques and strategies on teaching a student who is gifted.
Emily – SINTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Stacy – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course! Dr. Juntune has some great strategies!!
Tina – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative. I learned so much about GT students and have ideas on helping them reach their potential.
Saharai – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course full of great techniques to implement in the classroom to develop creative thinkers.
Angela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Monica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
lots of information
Kezzie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent! I learned a lot about creativity.
Yhadira – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Opens to your awareness to multiple methods of teaching GT students.
James – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course is very useful for elementary teachers, but lacking in example or how to implement in junior high or high school settings.
Jessica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course to take for my GT update that applies to all my students.
Susan – Pilot (verified owner) –
This course has valuable resources that can be taken directly into the classroom and used.
Courtney – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
4. Great applicable activities.
Mallory – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Loved listening !!!!!!!
Teresa – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I will invite others to complete this workshop. I am excited to use the information.
Mary – BARBERS HILL ISD (verified owner) –
Extremely useful content. I have several Ideas of incorporating many of the activities into my classes.
Robert – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I never thought of how to teach students to be creative. This course is a great primer.
Kenneth – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
The training was well organized and engaging.
Cindy – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Similar to other trainings.
Anita – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course provide several activities that will allow students to think critically.
Jazmin – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It had good strategies that you can immediately take back to your classroom.
Maricela – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Creative ideas. Very useful.
Diane – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The ideas and activities in this module are practical and will be easy to implement in a classroom.
Patrick – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Nora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
informative!
Jeannette – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning the different activities presented in this course because they are activities I have not been using, but will start using in order to build creativity in my classroom.
Jeremiah – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
There is a lot of “sit and get.” I understand it’s an online course, but I wish it could somehow be more interactive. The split screen helps, and the presentation is informative. Perhaps, as a teacher, I’m not used to sitting this long during the day.
Phyllis – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Indira – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great and really had me thinking outside of the box with creative thinking.