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.
Hanneke – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I especially liked the second half where it gave real examples of how to differentiate lessons.
Kathleen – PALACIOS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for e new teacher
Sharonda – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It was extremely helpful and provided a wide array of resources.
Camille – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Oscar – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Loryn – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course. It was easy to understand, it had rationale, provided examples, and various resources for us to use and access to implement the training in our classroom.
Rebecca – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very helpful in helping teachers to learn how to use differentiation in the class room
John – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great intro to GT models
Dulce – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
good information and well researched
Giovanni – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course!