Developing Creative Thinking in the Classroom (6-Hour)

$90.00

Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies 
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
Hours: 6


Knowledge is no longer a competitive advantage. The job market is flooded with applicants who possess the knowledge necessary to complete a job. However, in today’s world creativity and creative thinking are the skills that prepare our students for success. Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., is passionate about teaching educators to both inspire academic achievement and develop creative thinking in the classroom.   

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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!

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2321 reviews for Developing Creative Thinking in the Classroom (6-Hour)

  1. La’Ta’Jah – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was great! It was very informative with writing strategies to implement into the classroom.

  2. Christian – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    The information in this course is a great resource to apply in the classroom. However, I think this course could be improved by providing more visuals when presenting concepts, and maybe the speaker could use her lecture time in a more efficient way.

  3. Dezteny – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course has been incredibly insightful and practical, providing valuable strategies and tools I can directly implement in my classroom. The focus on fostering creativity, adaptability, and flexibility through structured activities like SCAMPER challenges and interactive bulletin boards is particularly impactful.

  4. Alana – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information about new ways to teach things in the classroom.

  5. Gregory – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    I think this course is great for first year teachers.

  6. Alissa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought this was going to be old and outdated, but I found all of the presented concepts to be useful and easily implemented into my classroom.

  7. MacKenzie – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed it and learned a lot about creative thinking.

  8. Paulina – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great! Not boring, learned through stories, through examples, loved that we got to try the examples, ideas for our classes, and made us reflect and think of action plans.

  9. christine – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    informing

  10. Zackery – NORTH EAST ISD (verified owner) –

    Really useful info and resources provided with good explanations

  11. Shelby – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –

    great to follow along with

  12. Julie – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This course was good beginner class in how to implement creative thinking in the classroom.

  13. Kaitlen – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the techniques that I thought I could implement into my classrooms.

  14. Tiffany – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is very useful with all the important information that is able to be taken back to the classroom to help scaffold the students ability to learn and grow in knowledge.

  15. Emily – ORANGEFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    This course helped me expand ways to guide my students to creative thinking in the classroom.

  16. Barbara – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    I wish that this course provided printouts of the examples and worksheet exercises so that I could use them in class.

  17. Hilda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  18. Sydney – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    It’s great!

  19. Pablo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved learning about different strategies I can implement in the classroom to develop creative thinking in my students.

  20. Rodolfo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course

  21. Sandy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative

  22. Azalea – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    informative

  23. Gracie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I found it interesting and insightful.

  24. Alberto – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great for teachers teaching academically up and coming students!

  25. Kassandra – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Think its great

  26. Joe – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Thank you!

  27. Victor – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good course!

  28. christina – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This was an excellent course!

  29. Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    There were a variety of methods in this course that can help students with their creative thinking that I would love to utilize in my classroom.

  30. Andrea – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good

  31. Pedro – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    Does not give real world examples where things do not go as planned and gives no feedback on what could be done if students cannot for example come up with anymore that 2 categories in a flexibility activity. Speaks about differentiating, but never gives those examples to tackle it in the classroom.

  32. Cristina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    great

  33. Taylor – MARION CITY (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the deeper thinking activities and connecting that will be crucial for student understanding.

  34. Yessica – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course had multiple ways to help build student creativity. I appreciated that the strategies were not super “out of the box” and could be used daily.

  35. Amy – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    I believe this course offers insight throughout a range of content.

  36. Brenda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    It is great!

  37. Tiffany – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –

    informative course

  38. Melvin – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –

    useful

  39. Brianna – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    This course is very informative.

  40. Jorge – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very insightful

  41. Joanna – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Excellent ideas and concepts on engaging students.

  42. Laura – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    handouts and graphic organizers are great

  43. Felipe – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    It’s fine.

  44. Felipe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information presented throughout the modules

  45. Jessica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Module presentation is very insightful and helpful for all types of teachers.

  46. Alva – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    It’s helpful.

  47. Deborah – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned many strategies to use in my classroom.

  48. Anastasia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    It’s great that it’s so easily accessible and delivered beautifully.

  49. Samantha – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting, but too long for the course. A lot of information so some things are forgetful by the time the quiz approaches.

  50. Abigail – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    This was an excellent course which helps us as educators implement many activites and strategies in our classroom.

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