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.
Stephen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
nice
Blanca Nelly – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
nathan – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
good
JACQUELYN – NORTH EAST ISD (verified owner) –
I have enjoyed this teacher’s courses, they are relevant to the general education classroom.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Marisa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This information about the brain’s ability to use new information and let go of old information is useful to understand how we make connections with knowledge.
Rosario – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Rafael – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very informative and useful course, but I would of liked to listen to more examples that explain the different topics.
Viola – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Francisca – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent training!