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

Steven – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – March 5, 2021

The course provides interesting view points about intelligence
Rated 4 out of 5

Rocio – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – March 7, 2021

This was actually very interesting. I didn’t quite buy into all the information, but was interesting anyway.
Rated 5 out of 5

John – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – March 8, 2021

Lots of information about how students think.
Rated 3 out of 5

Ricardo – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – March 8, 2021

informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Karen – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – March 9, 2021

Wonderful! Gives a lot of food for thought. Makes you rethink what it really means to teach gifted children.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sandra – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – March 9, 2021

Great course.
Rated 4 out of 5

Laurie – 588 Co-op (verified owner) – March 10, 2021

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Rated 4 out of 5

Luz – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) – March 11, 2021

Valuable information.
Rated 5 out of 5

Silvia – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – March 12, 2021

great information
Rated 5 out of 5

Amy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) – March 12, 2021

I really love the science behind how and why children learn. The connection to how the brain functions is so helpful in understanding how to teach concepts in the most effective way!