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.
Carlos – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
There was a lot of great ideas to use in the classroom. I also appreciated the different websites I can use and apply with my students to help build a safe space for students.
Mallory – FERRIS ISD (verified owner) –
The skills that were provided will go beyond helping my GT students. They will also help my classroom.
Robert – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Give better in depth examples that could be used in different grade levels.
Maya – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Had good resources, but was very lengthy with anecdotes that were not necessarily helpful to understanding the material.
Faith – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning about differentiation. It was a very informative course.
Eric – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It’s a lot as I’m a SPED teacher and I’m not used to working with GT students. However, I learned a lot and it’s always good to know how students at the opposite end of the spectrum function and deal with their educational experience.
Hanna – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course was full of information and I enjoyed it greatly. I will be using some of these techniques in my classroom!
Mark – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
I learned so much more about differentiation. I love the way Mrs. Van speaks from experience. She provides practical solutions for every teacher.
Georganne – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I really feel like this is a lot of information that could be done in a shorter amount of time and repetitive info from other PD
Richard – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this course, but I did.