Description
In this 6-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert, highlights the importance of differentiated instruction in meeting the needs of every student with a focus on gifted students. She presents practical classroom strategies and draws a clear distinction between differentiation and “more-ferentiation” (or simply offering more work to gifted students). This course includes practical applications and downloadable handouts.
Broken up into five modules, Ms. Van Gemert provides in-depth information on:
- Guiding principles and key ideas for implementation
- Tactics for creating an environment for differentiation
- Strategies for content (including depth, complexity and student interest)
- The learning process (including options for tiering instruction)
Presenter Bio
Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Harumi – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Many strategies are intorduced.
Janet – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and gives lots of good practical ideas
Mark – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot and will use many of these techniques when I start teaching this year.
Sylvia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars—This course included a lot of useful information. At times I did feel a little overwhelmed with so much new information at once.
Deborah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is packed with lots of information and resources that can be implemented in the classroom to help better serve the gifted population of students that you serve.
esmeralda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
4 stars
Izamare – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me much to think about before starting the school year.
Mallory – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is very informative and gives a good amount of tools and resources to confidently teach your upper level or GT students.
julie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I’m perplexed at the amount of learning I got from this course. I have a much greater understanding of differentiation now.
Courtney – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
great course! Very informative.