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.
Gilberto – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
It gave me good ideas with the resources the expositor provide, although I am a secondary teacher so I got a little restless when the expositor took a lot of talking
Hector – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Is a good course
Epifanio – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Excellent course
Tara – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course took differentiation to a deeper level & made it easier to know how to incorporate into the classroom.
Kaylea – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked all the ideas that the presented offered and the resources she showed/linked/mentioned.
George – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great videos
Norma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Sara – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was helpful to my GT certification and learning.
rosalinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Linda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Loved all the websites she said we can use and showed us how to use them.