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.
Erika – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great training I learned a lot about differentiation and tools that will help me.
Desiree – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I like that the course is online but it needs to be updated seeing as it’s six years old.
Laurent – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
KRISTEN – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Virginia – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The course was really great. I enjoyed the activities and websites that I can actually use in my classroom.
Terry – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course is not useful for a high school course. It does not address the needs of high school students.
Cheryl – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course is not useful for a high school course. Nowhere does it address the needs of high school students.
Criselda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
CASIMIRO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is great, it opens your mind on the way we teach
Sarina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It taught me a lot about my new approach in the classroom