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.
Carol – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Understanding that all children are intelligent in different ways is a big step, especially when parents and administration may think that just because the student is GT, they shouldn’t have any troubles in any class.
Debbie – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Jennifer – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Amy – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This was very interesting because it helped me understand what intelligence actually is and how it differs from child to child. person to person.
George – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting about the brain on how it processes information
Ricardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting course. Many key points that help an educator understand what takes place in the classroom.
Marcos – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting.
Adam – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Jodie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course is extremely informative and presents strategies that can be used to teach gifted students.