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

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1140 reviews for Intelligence – What Is It and Why Is It Important

  1. Max – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner)

    very interesting

  2. Sarah – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner)

    Good information.

  3. Gilbert – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    Simple and to the point

  4. Antonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    Informative!

  5. Aida – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner)

    Clear, detailed explanation of ideas

  6. Ricardo – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner)

    Very informative. Will help teachers address how they formuate questions and help them focus on developing intellence in students.

  7. Nate – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner)

    It was great!

  8. Romana – ALICE ISD (verified owner)

    Great information!

  9. Alicia – Aldine ISD (verified owner)

    GREAT INFORMATION!

  10. Alexandra – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner)

    Very informative

  11. Kendra – Aldine ISD (verified owner)

    The course was an eye opener for me. I did not realize that I was missing some really important details while teaching my students.

  12. Tarena – Aldine ISD (verified owner)

    The course gave great background into intelligence.

  13. Gwendolyn – Aldine ISD (verified owner)

    Excellent course

  14. Noeme – Aldine ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative especially for me as a teacher of GT /honors students. How to challenge the students to develop abstract teachings and connections to real life.

  15. Miriam – Aldine ISD (verified owner)

    It’s a good one to learn more about intelligence.

  16. Kevin – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner)

    Great!

  17. Bridget – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner)

    This course bothered me a bit in that it makes the gap in education seem a bit hopeless at the high school level (where I teach). If genetics, environment, nutrition and developing connections at a young age are key to changing the educational divide, I don’t know that my lower socioeconomic students of color will ever catch up.

  18. Maria Elena – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    This course provided me with some information that I wasn’t aware of. I learned a lot from it.

  19. Julie – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    great insight on intelligence and how the brain works and develop with connections

  20. Beth – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner)

    Very dense

  21. Michele – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner)

    Great

  22. Aleyda – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    This course was good. However, on slide 6.5 and 7 the audio was not working. I missed out on what was said in the lecture.

  23. Leexiee – BELTON ISD (verified owner)

    very informative

  24. Greg – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner)

    Good

  25. Jessica – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Very informational lost if great new teacher tips to help thinker think in an abstract way.

  26. Isabel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting course as well as eye opening.

  27. Claudia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Great information provided!

  28. Kelly – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    Great ideas on how to teach students to be abstract thinkers.

  29. Elsa – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    This course was good.

  30. Joana – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner)

    Awesome video!

  31. Kyle – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner)

    I like it.

  32. Jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner)

    awesome course

  33. Elvia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    This course gave me very important information that will help me understand my students better and to better serve them.

  34. Donna – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner)

    This was very informational about intelligence and how if affects learning.

  35. Juan – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner)

    Awesome

  36. Melissa – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner)

    Was a good course.

  37. Karen – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner)

    Great presentation

  38. Holly – BOLING ISD (verified owner)

    Great.

  39. Ariana – PRESIDIO ISD (verified owner)

    It is very beneficial.

  40. Patrick – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative.

  41. Kelli – BELTON ISD (verified owner)

    I love learning about the brain and how brain research can help us improve practices in schools.

  42. Allison – LEANDER ISD (verified owner)

    easy to follow & engage in the learning

  43. Aldo – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner)

    This is a great course that helps you to understand a complex topic in a very simple manner.

  44. Atanacia – PRESIDIO ISD (verified owner)

    The course enhanced my idea of developing of intelligence of a child.

  45. Teresa – PRESIDIO ISD (verified owner)

    Lots of good information to reflect in our teaching.

  46. Martin – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    great presentation

  47. Louise – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner)

    Very interesting.

  48. Angelia – BELTON ISD (verified owner)

    Good knowledge for understanding the testing of students and their ability of learning and how they can learn better based on their test.

  49. Jessica – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner)

    There was a lot of great research presented about the importance of measuring intelligence and how to build it.

  50. Grace – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    Teachers are able to understand how student’s are able to make connections to abstract concepts and ideas.

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