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.
Anthony – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very enlightening, A lot of information to process but gives you a better perspective on differentiation.
Jennifer – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great ideas, including helpful websites and resources to use among a broad range of ages.
Taylor – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
I loved this course! I got so many new ideas! It really changed my perspective on differentiation. I think every admin and teacher should take this course. This benefits all learners, not just gifted.
Valerie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
would have loved to have a download of the handouts that were referred to many times in the videos
Lindsay – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Christine – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course is engaging and helps teachers think in different ways. I really did enjoy all the information I learned during this session.
Alejandra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The resources were nice.
Ryan – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Not a fantastic course for a veteran teachers or high school teachers. This course is best suited for novice elementary school teachers.
Patty – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Learned more than I was expecting.
Aubree – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
The course was very comprehensive. A lot of new ideas were provided as well as detailed explanations of ideas I had heard before.