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.
Sarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Really great course! I’m going to use the icons in my class and really do 3 break downs of my lesson plans.
Curtis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation that breaks down content easily. Pacing was good and the mental breaks were a nice segue into the next section of content.
Jennifer – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This was the most interesting and engaging of all 5 courses I took. The content of this course will make learning better for ALL students, not just GT students.
Melanie – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the examples and resources provided.
Alyssa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, provides many examples of different resources that could be beneficial to all learners.
Delfina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
you will learn a lot of strategies for differentiation that you can apply in your classes
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I like this course because I taught me a variety of strategies that I can implement to differentiate my students.
Cinthia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was great and it really taught me a lot!
MonaLisa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
love the resources
Diana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!