$90.00

(2243 customer reviews)

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

Like flowers in a garden, student in a classroom require different strategies to help them grow and thrive. Learning differentiation is key on the road to becoming a master teacher. In this course, Gifted Guru-Lisa Van Gemert, presents approachable ways you can begin to differentiate and help every student excel.

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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. 

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2243 reviews for Differentiation in the Real World (6-Hour)

  1. Ashley – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner)

    Excellent!

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

    It was long and she talked a lot. Need more hands on.

  3. Daisy – FERRIS ISD (verified owner)

    I would recommend this course for teachers who have not had previous trainings.

  4. Melissa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    It is very informative.

  5. Angela – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner)

    Great!

  6. CHRISTINE A – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    This was an awesome course. I learned that it doesn’t have to take more time to differentiate it just a different way to approach planning for instruction.

  7. SONIA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    Great course….I like that different examples were given including lots of websites that can be used to differentiate.

  8. Benjamin – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting data.

  9. Domonique – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    I think that this course is much needed. There are many teachers who fail to differentiate without realizing and this is a very useful tool for teachers who struggle with such.

  10. Ihsan – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    Very informative! Lots of great ideas

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