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.
Cheyenne – JACKSONVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very beneficial for all teachers.
Angel – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) –
Very Informative and clarifying
Jeannette – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I liked that I was able to create a full lesson using tiering. I felt like not only did I walk away with a plethora of information, but I also took a real-life to teach in the future.
Erica – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
Learned new strategies for differentiation.
Christine – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
I like it a lot! Wow I’ve got a lot of work to do! She gave me tons of ideas of how to differentiate and websites to use. Thank you!
Nora – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative and really helped me understand differentiation more
Amanda – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I really like this course. Lots of wonderful ideas and information! I wish they would provide us with a downloadable link to the handout she references throughout the video.
DeLori – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
I love all the hands on sites and examples given that would be of a practical use.
Jeni Noell – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
Great suggestions for differentiation.
Kanwal – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Helpful and informative.