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.
Yolanda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting info about intelligence
Norma – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great information not normally reviewed. Helps with how material is presented to teachers, how they should understand different learners and how to set students up for success.
Adriana – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Provides a reminder to us on what intelligence is and the different theories behind learning
Elizabeth – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Jo – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Question 1 is wrong. In Dennis Garlick’s book “Intelligence and the Brain: Solving the Mystery of Why People Differ in IQ and How a Child Can Be a Genius,” he indicates that “being aware of abstractions that are present in the environment, knowledge from one situation can be used to make predictions about the likely outcomes of other situations. In this way, people who understand abstractions are able to perform correctly in many more situations than would be expected based on their direct concrete experience alone.” Just FYI
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me understand that we need to teach students about abtractions and those that are not GT just needs more time to understand but they can still learn and be where GT students are.
Stephanie – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
To just sit and listen to someone talking is hard to do for so long.
Alfredo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I always enjoy Dr. Juntune’s sessions. They are very well prepared, and her manner of delivery makes it easy to understand.
Rachel – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information.
Saul – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information on intelligence, very informative.