$90.00

(2243 customer reviews)

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

Like flowers in a garden, student in a classroom require different strategies to help them grow and thrive. Learning differentiation is key on the road to becoming a master teacher. In this course, Gifted Guru-Lisa Van Gemert, presents approachable ways you can begin to differentiate and help every student excel.

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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. 

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2243 reviews for Differentiation in the Real World (6-Hour)

  1. Bonnie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    This course had a lot of good ideas and strategies for k-5. Some of them would work for older grades as well, but not as many.

  2. Jill – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I liked it

  3. David – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    This is a 5-star course with practical tools.

  4. Stephanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    Great course

  5. Charlie – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner)

    well organized

  6. Mathew – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I didn’t feel like it shared much that was new. Also, seemed like a lot of advertisement for various websites.

  7. Karen – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I appreciated the ideas Lisa presented. Some of her examples were only useful in lower grades.

  8. Richard – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner)

    Excellent! Lots of resources and very inspiring.

  9. Martin – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    Good organization and pacing.

  10. Tabitha – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I really enjoyed all the concrete examples I was given to take back into the classroom. Lisa was extremely knowledgeable.

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