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.
JUAN CARLOS – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Gives you a lot of ideas and methods to be able to differentiate without having to spend a lot of time.
Maegan – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was a great way to learn about differentiation for students.
Cecily – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was detailed and very helpful.
Rebecca – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
All in all, there was some very good information in this course. I got useful information that I can definitely use in my classroom.
Jennifer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I believe this course was great for providing ways and explaining how differentiation can best be used in the classroom.
Minerva – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent examples!
Amy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Show more examples of how these can be used in math settings.
Karin – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a good course with a variety of options to differentiate instruction in all subject areas.
George – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this was a good choice for a course as it was differentiated itself in more ways to use differentiation in today’s educational environment for G/T and all students.
Katheleen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
LOT OF INFORMATION TO PROCESS BUT INSTRUCTOR WAS FABULOUS!