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.
Irene – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative, helps one review the research about how researchers define intelligence.
CLAUDIA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Great and helpful course.
Destine – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
great
Parker – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the heavy lecture style of this course, however there were concepts that I do not believe were clarified as fully as I would have hoped. All of the information was useful and I enjoyed it, but in depth explanations were missed on some sections.
Abigail – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
This course seemed to be very long.
Arcadia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Daniel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
More GT courses in order to expand my knowledge.
Bruce – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives some of the brain research to help teachers address the needs of students.
ALESHA – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
great
Delma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative! It made me think about my students as a whole. Thank you.
Viviana – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Marisela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Virginia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It had great information.
Javier – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Mary – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting.
Mary Lou – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very beneficial.
Clara – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Jeremy – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course. Very informative.
Tomas – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Course was to the point.
Orfelinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This video provides important information.
Carmen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Alfonso – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Angelica – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting topic.
Wendy – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this presentation. We don’t get to actually test all students’ intelligence, but we suspect different intelligence levels, and we can see the predictors of life performance based on what I learned through this training.
Jill – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Some of the concepts were dated, included the term “illegitimate child”. This course needs to be updated please.
Shelly – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was alright.
Dorothy – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was very informative. The information provided will help me to be a better teacher .
Shelley – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Good and informative
Shirley – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very detailed and helpful to educating children.
Shayne – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great course.
Jasmine – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Good resource
Kathryn – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting material broken down to simpler terms with enthusiasm by the speaker!
Patricia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I received new knowledge about student intelligence. It made me aware of cliches and misconnections educators may have.
Daphne – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very infomative.
Anna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good information!
Ramond – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
What makes an intelligent student?
In a nutshell, intelligence is classically measured by the ability to solve problems based on information gained historically. Creativity, on the other hand, is the ability to come up with new and original solutions to solve the given problem. Truly intelligent students are known to use both
Angela – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
Ronda – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The audio portion of this presentation stops frequently. It was difficult to understand all the information spoken by the presenter.
Inez – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools to implement with GT students
Anette – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting and a good review of important information.
Francisco Vasquez – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very excited and very good information was provided throughout this course; Thank You!
Mary – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very useful for teachers to be aware of.
Jennifer – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Clear & Concise
Sandy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Federico – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great information.
Myrna – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –
I love all courses of her.
Danny – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Maria – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great information for teachers. Great academic vocabulary.
Carlos – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course about learning
Jose – YSLETA ISD (verified owner) –
Could have been sone on 30 min.