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.
Karen – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very good presentation of differentiation! I love the slides.
Brittany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It contained some really great information.
Jessica – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Fully thought out and informative.
Nicholas – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It breaks down methods of differentiation, and makes it understandable.
Francisco – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I am special education teacher so I am quite familiar with differentiating instruction but nonetheless, I learned some great additional ways to differentiate instruction from this training.
Christine – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course provided me with extra tools to help differentiate instruction within my classroom. I will incorporate the strategies learned in my classroom this upcoming school year.
DEENA – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
David – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
Maybe update from powerpoint.
Alfonso – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great material that helps with differentiation.
Michael – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative