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

ROSA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) – January 19, 2020

Interesting information.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kathleen – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) – January 21, 2020

great information that is relevant to GT teachers and parents of GT children.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kristen – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – January 24, 2020

great informative
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Melissa – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) – January 29, 2020

This is a great course that has many applicable tips for the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

David – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) – January 29, 2020

Very complex. You may need to watch/listen more than once
Rated 5 out of 5

Maria Nora – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – February 2, 2020

Great information on learning.
Rated 5 out of 5

Marina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – February 3, 2020

i found this course very educational as it discuss the different GT outlooks
Rated 5 out of 5

LEONARDO – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – February 3, 2020

great!
Rated 5 out of 5

MARTHA – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – February 13, 2020

not at the moment
Rated 5 out of 5

Nicole – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) – February 15, 2020

it was interesting and I wasn’t bored listening to it!