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.
Gilda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Lee – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars. The course was very informative and will work well to give me more tools of differentiation within the classroom.
Katy – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was super helpful and definitely worth the time!! I feel way more confident about how to differentiate and I learned some unique ways to do so that I have never heard of before!
Justin – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful and taught me many aspects of differentiation.
Tiffany – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
This course offers a variety of ways to differentiate and ways in which to do so!
Tenille – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good resources
Abby – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Instructor was knowledgeable and shared many great resources and ideas.
Alexandria – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
The course did not have a very interactive feel and there was no hand out for online..but other than that it was very beneficial to learn about how to teach GT students and gain new resources.
Nora – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very helpful and informative.
Miguel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
A professional course.