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.
Ashley – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Informative, interesting and easy!
Jason – TRIAD LOCAL (verified owner) –
I believe the course was informative.
Gabriel – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Esmirna – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful in understanding brain intelligence
Deborah – BEAVERCREEK CITY (verified owner) –
Interesting ideas about intelligence and how it is perceived and influenced.
Jeff – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Melissa – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
very insightful
Jacqueline – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Very important information to understand gifted students.
Mena – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Educational
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Thank you. Great information.