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.
Elizabeth – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked all the ideas for different apps/websites to have students use
Terry – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
great information and resources
Ieshia – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Rosa – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
I like it. It presented a lot of tools to use in the classroom to teach all students.
Lee – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
A great presentation. There are many creative ideas to help teachers.
Emily – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, but seems a little outdated. I loved all the examples for how to differentiate for gifted learners, but most seemed tailored to higher grades. I teach primary and found that I consistently had to think about how to change these ideas to fit and work for primary learners.
Stephanie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I am walking away with great resources to use this school year!
Jaime – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
It’s been really interesting and helpful
Tiffany – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course to refresh on differentiating in the classroom.
Shawna – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
it was good