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.
Yvette – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
The course was informational, however the sound was a bit with static.
Lesleigh – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed this course
Ana – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
To have them take notes
Deborah – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informational and interesting. The discussions on how the brain works , abstractions and models of intelligence was interesting.
Christina – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
it was good
Olethea – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
The information was interesting to know.
Mira – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about G/T
Siria – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
it was very informative and relevant to my work
Melissa – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
It was hard to hear
Rocio – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational.