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.
Martin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful course.
Nadia – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
A great way to collect more resources for differentiated instruction!
Christopher – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great video course. Tons of useful websites to use.
Martha – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
awesome
Joan – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I came in with the concern of time, but came out with many ideas to assist that process of planning. Planning will always be time consuming (to me), but necessary. In the training, I gained a new perspective at looking at this process, and utilizing new methods of completing it.
Karla – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great resource
Laura – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome Information
Tori – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
She give lots of great information and ideas that are useful on the classroom.
Regina – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Good training
Jennifer – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me new ideas to consider in my classroom.