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.
Ricardo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
They simple to understand and takes you through the process step by step.
Ayesha – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
intresting
Paola – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
This course was awesome I loved how it went fast and the examples that were provided.
Ariatnna – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and it goes into details and examples of how a teacher can differentiate instruction for students.
Miguel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good info
Natalie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative on how to asses and adapt differentiation within the classroom. This course provided ways to asses a gifted student, provide strategies, and resources for teachers to help improve their classroom curriculum.
Shaun – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
fine
Marissa – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
This course was very informational!
MonaAnn – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I loved the number of resources shared in this course. These will allow instruction to be real and relevant to the students.
Diana – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided me with a greater knowledge of differentiation for my students. I also learned many ideas that I can use right now in my planning.