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.

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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

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Marissa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 12, 2023

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Romeo – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 17, 2023

Instructor did a good job of expalining.
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Sandra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 19, 2023

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Patricia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 19, 2023

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Maria Teresa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 20, 2023

This course reinforced information I already knew about GT students.
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Emmy – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 20, 2023

New platform is teacher friendly.
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Beatriz – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) – January 24, 2023

It was really good. I love that intelligence is based on depth and not memorization anymore. Awesome!
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Erica – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) – February 15, 2023

Great information. Very effective way to learn.
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Erica – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – March 3, 2023

Great information that I didn’t know beforehand.
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Emilee – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – March 9, 2023

I really enjoyed the course. I thought it really challenged the way that teachers teach and gives some “food for thought” on reasons we should push our students to deepen their knowledge and connections to their learning.