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.
Sara – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The course is very complete and detailed. It provided examples and a lot of resources.
Monica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great presenter!
Anne – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided a good amount of information to me. I can see myself using it even in my special education classroom.
maria – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
David – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent, very informative.
Adriana – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting course
Miren – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting. It provides many activities and different strategies to use with our students in class.
Bonnie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Really wonderful resources, great presenter (concise and clear), real applications that can be put into use immediately and grow over time, some universal too! I felt like this was a value add presentation.
Sarah – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Course was very informative, but a little dry at times.
Josey – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Needs to be more relevant to modern day classrooms and teaching online.