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.
Ermelinda – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It has a lot of definitions of intelligences.
Chris – REYNOLDSBURG CITY (verified owner) –
I didn’t really like this course. It was more about the science behind intelligence..
Vianey – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting course that provided insight into intelligence.
Norma – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of information and data
IDALIA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Great
Traci – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I didn’t find very may useful tips here to help me in my teaching.
Rhonda – TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY (verified owner) –
Good beginners course.
Tera – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very repetitive. Although some of the information was interesting, much of it does not directly affect my teaching.
Holly – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
good info..
LIZBETH – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of information about the brain to process in a short course. Presenter spoke too fast. However, the
ideas and research about the brain were fascinating.