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.
Christa – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course for better understanding how to effectively differentiate in your classroom.
Lizette – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Very detailed and presented a lot of strategies I was not familiar with.
Gregoria – Private Pay (verified owner) –
The presenter was engaging and easy to follow. She shared many great resources that I could use in my class. I appreciate how she addressed many of the concerns teachers in the trenches have day in and day out. Thank you!
Pattie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
thank you
Ulices – PRESIDIO ISD (verified owner) –
great information, lots of resources that for sure will be using.
Joshua – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very helpful
SARA – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the presentation and learned a lot,
Adriana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely informational because it showed how to tier students incorporate technology.
lindsey – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really liked this presentation and how it was laid out. The instructor is very knowledgeable and had a ton of great resources
Sheena – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This online course is a great way to understanding ways to differentiate learning for students. From pre-assessment to product! Great presentation!