Intelligence - What Is It and Why Is It Important

$20.00

Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune
Core Area: Identification & Assessment
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Intelligence has become a taboo subject in some educational circles. Rather than avoiding the subject, hit the issue head-on by addressing some of the myths associated with the concept of intelligence, particularly in the classroom setting.

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Description

In this 1-hour course “What is Intelligence and Why Does it Matter?” you’ll hear from Dr. Joyce Juntune, a leading expert in the field of education, why it is essential for the success of all students that we begin talking about intelligence in education.

In this course you will learn:

What intelligence is and isn’t
What leaders in the field of intelligence have to say
How intelligence correlates with success in life
The impact of “g” factor on intelligence
And the impact that intelligence has in the classroom
The connection between intelligence and abstraction
How to build abstraction in students

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Identification & Assessment
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	TAGT
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Joyce Juntune, Ph.D.
Course Content	Gifted

936 reviews for Intelligence – What Is It and Why Is It Important

Rated 5 out of 5

Rebecca – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 27, 2019

Interesting and informative.
Rated 4 out of 5

Lisa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 29, 2019

Developing students understanding not just memorizing material
Rated 5 out of 5

Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 30, 2019

good
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Aimee – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 30, 2019

I really liked the way she explained how the brain works.
Rated 4 out of 5

Cynthia (Cindy) – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) – July 30, 2019

This course was very insightful. It was interesting to note the tendencies of those with higher IQs vs lower IQs.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jacqueline – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 31, 2019

Great
Rated 5 out of 5

Robin – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – July 31, 2019

This course helped me understand about student development.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 31, 2019

Very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – August 1, 2019

great
Rated 5 out of 5

Debbie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – August 2, 2019

The course is informative. There are a number of studies and if you are not well versed with the various individuals and their studies you may find the data obscure. However, the ideas and concepts from these studies is easy to comprehend.