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.
Gwendolyn – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
In my opinion, the instructor of this course went off on too many tangents. I think she should have simplified this course a bit.
Gabriela – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot! Great course.
Tiana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This was Awesome. Very informative. Great ideas to take back to your classroom.
Laura – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative training
Vera – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and lots of great resources to be used in class.
Rene – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I really believe that the strategies help. Different perspectives help out.
Saul – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It is garnered more toward elementary teachers, and I am a secondary teacher.
Alissa – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course. There were some great ideas here that actually can be applicable to my math classroom which is usually rare.
Claudia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
its great
Melia – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Valuable info, but much more applicable to primary levels for most of the advice.