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.
Daphney – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
I just feel that in person would be a better option, this one wasn’t horrible but I think I would learn more and focus more on an in person course, but that’s just me
Margaret – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and insightful
Norma – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course did allow mw to learn a few different things that
I didn’t know. This will allow me use these strategies with students.
Kameron – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This training course was very beeficial in a way that it challenges you to reflect on the way you already teach your class.
Rebecca – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very applicable and useful. She presented the course in a way that was easy to understand and she provided a ton of tools that can be implemented right away in the classroom. She’s also interesting and funny! My only complaint was that there were almost no examples for the social studies/history classroom.
Gerald – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The course was detailed and informative. Great presentation skills to hook in the student teacher.
Paula – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I love the way she tells the difference between tiers and compacting. She makes her ideas clear and gives a lot of good resources that are easy to use in the classroom.
Ashlyn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great example with resources and full explanation of differentiation
Julie – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good examples on how to implement in classrooms.
Rachel – STANTON ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this. I was able to take the things she was teaching and incorporate it into a PE classroom setting. There are gifted children in all areas of education, not just mathematics and reading. 😛