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.
Maricela – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative, but quite a bit covered in a short amount of time
Stephanie – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information to know and recommended to watch the video on the topic of intelligence.
Perla – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It had great information.
Lilia – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Certain quiz items were not covered in the video.
Carmen – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Heather – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting content, and was tied to teaching.
Joshua – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Roberto – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a good overview of the different theories of intelligence and how they apply to the classroom
Mireya – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Susie – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting