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.
Charlie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Too much on personal feel good stories and need more direct teaching.
Maria – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because I learned alot about tiering and compacting. It opened my eyes to new forms of differentiation.
Mary – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with lots of information
Caleb – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
It was a great asset and really simply broke down how to differentiate.
Abbigail – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course, and learned so many helpful tools to use in my classroom.
Priscila – EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and good resources to use presently in the classroom and for years to come.
Angelica – EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD (verified owner) –
This segment is a great tool for learning about differentiation.
Andrea – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and gives people ideas on what they could do within the classroom.
Heather – WHITE SETTLEMENT ISD (verified owner) –
it was good
CONCHITA – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It is very helpful for teachers to learn about GT