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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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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2001 reviews for Developing Creative Thinking in the Classroom (6-Hour)

  1. Guadalupe – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    Good ideas to implement creative thinking in the most simple yet meaningful way.

  2. Shannon – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner)

    I learned some different skills to implement in my classroom.

  3. Jiun – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    This is an outstanding course.

  4. Mayte – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner)

    I learned many different activities that I can implement in my classroom from this course.

  5. MaryAnn – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner)

    Engaging and full of valuable informtaion and ideas.

  6. Kathleen – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I enjoyed the course.

  7. Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    It is long.

  8. Alejandra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    It helped me wake up many areas of my brain I had sleeping.

  9. Nydia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner)

    I think it is productive..

  10. Pedro – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    Very instrumental in the teaching of young students.

  11. Norma – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner)

    I feel this course was an eye opener and will help me become a better teacher for my students. I can’t wait to implement it with my students.

  12. Hailey – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I love how this entire PD had realistic, quick, easy to implement strategies I can IMMEDIATELY take back for use in my classroom.

  13. Elsa – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner)

    This course was very well presented, I learned a lot of great things I can use in my classroom. Thank you very much

  14. Carlos – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    Great!

  15. Monica – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner)

    Informative, but long.

  16. Ernestine – SPRING ISD (verified owner)

    I was useful.

  17. Armando – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    It is interesting to see different point of views at different grade levels that can be implemented in the classroom.

  18. Manuel – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    Important and useful information to put in practice on classrooms.

  19. Amber – BURLESON ISD (verified owner)

    This course gave me some great tips for writing to do with my students.

  20. Jonathan – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    Thinking ahead; imagining the students’ futures.

  21. Crisanta – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    It just very lengthy.

  22. Emil – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    I was able to get a few more grains of understanding with my GT students, and more activities I can do to help them while other students are grasping to understand basic concepts.

  23. Yesenia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    I loved this course so much. I learned so many things and loved loved all the ideas. i will be using them all.

  24. Sarah – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    These are very useful and helpful course to help implement many different strategies for our students.

  25. Tatiana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    Great information

  26. Lourdes – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    The course provided great information on how to encourage the use of creativity by students in the classroom.

  27. Roberto – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    It’s a brief course, but brings out positive ideas that will help teachers get the students to be more elaborate and creative thinkers.

  28. Jodeen – SPRING ISD (verified owner)

    it was fine

  29. Nicole – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner)

    I think Dr. J was engaging and she showed us how to use creative thinking from Kindergarten to college courses.

  30. Jasania – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner)

    It had very good techniques that are easy to implement in the classroom. It was very helpful.

  31. Rachel – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    great

  32. Noah – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner)

    no suggestions

  33. Karn – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner)

    This class is very helpful in bringing out the creativity in your students and helping them think “outside the box”.

  34. Lauren – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Great course! I loved getting more ideas!

  35. Jaime – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    It is a good course.

  36. Yvette – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    It helps because this training gives us ideas of how we can re teach.

  37. Rolando – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    Excellent course with plenty of useful ideas for the gifted students.

  38. Ava – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner)

    great

  39. Stacy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    This course gave me really good ideas with strategies that I can use to not only teach content, but teach students to think on their own.

  40. Erica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    Informative

  41. Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    very informative

  42. Zada – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    Too long, but good stuff!

  43. Rosemary – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    I think this is a remarkable course that offers great ideas to take back to my classroom.

  44. Cristina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    Learning so much and getting many ideas.

  45. David – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    The course offers great strategies. Although they may seem to be applicable only to elementary school children I can see how I can Modify them to fit my needs for my HS students.

  46. Rolando – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative.

  47. Savanna – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner)

    I like the SCAMPER technique

  48. Vanessa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Great insights into how to be creative.

  49. cassandra – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Great course with useful strategies I can use and implement in my classroom.

  50. Chryssa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Awesome informational course.

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