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

Victoria – FRONTIER LOCAL (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

This was a good overview of the different research theories of intelligence.
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Leann – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

Very interesting
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James – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

Interesting but too fast
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Leigh Ann – NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

It was easy to follow through!
Rated 5 out of 5

Argelia – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) – May 2, 2020

Very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

Margarita – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) – May 4, 2020

very interesting training .
Rated 5 out of 5

Norma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – May 5, 2020

Awesome!!!
Rated 5 out of 5

Dana – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) – May 5, 2020

Very informative about abstractness and giftedness
Rated 5 out of 5

Diana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – May 5, 2020

This training was very interesting.
Rated 5 out of 5

Connie – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) – May 5, 2020

This course had practical inforation for the classroom teacher that will help us to be better teachers.