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.
Donna – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Very Beneficial
Brenda – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided very informative and helpful information.
Katherine – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the information provided. Very insightful.
stephanie – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Nancy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Teresa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is an interesting course that enables the teacher to help students build abstractions at a young age. Using this strategies in our classroom can help teachers encourage students relate their learning to the real world.
Roshasta – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
it was informative
Patrick – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Same course I did last year.
Lissa – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and well done.
Samantha – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great