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.
Crystal – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was very practical and informative.
Griselda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I like the strategies and examples used.
ROBYN – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The course was great in providing real world examples of way to differentiate, teir, and compact instruction for my gifted students and also ways to improve the overall learning environment in my classroom
Francisco – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and gave me some good ideas for my classroom.
Michelle – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and was given lots of examples of useful techniques to use in the classroom.
MAtthew – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The information was useful in explaining what differentiation is.
Max – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great.
Kassie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very good ideas that I can use in my classroom!
Eunice – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Way too long, hard to sit and do this when we have our personal lives to take care of when not working
Jorge Martin – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Long but good. It has really good ideas to use in the classroom.