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.

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

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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 4 out of 5

Teresa – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) – January 25, 2021

It was helpful to understand how the brain connects intelligence and the world.
Rated 4 out of 5

ADRIANA – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 27, 2021

great information
Rated 4 out of 5

Emily – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – January 27, 2021

Great information!
Rated 5 out of 5

Ronald – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) – January 28, 2021

It was a very high level type of course. Not being a pun, but it requires some very abstract reasoning.
Rated 5 out of 5

Edith – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 28, 2021

It’s very interesting and gives many tips on how we can help our children learn.
Rated 4 out of 5

Shanee – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) – February 1, 2021

Many different intelligences discussed as well as theories.
Rated 2 out of 5

Molly – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – February 3, 2021

It was tedious to watch this video-This is a prime example of why students tune out.
Rated 5 out of 5

Marie – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – February 3, 2021

Very informative
Rated 3 out of 5

Maryann – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – February 3, 2021

It was OK.
Rated 5 out of 5

Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – February 4, 2021

I was very compact and informative.