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.
Gabriela – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoy learning from Lisa Van Germert. She gives lots of resources with her presentations!
Joe – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic course.
Monica – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome! Thank you for sharing. Just need to check if some of the tools are still available. Thank you for sharing!
Christina – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Effective information
Susan – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
A great course offering realistic tools to differentiate in the classroom.
Bilal – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
Great
Sabrina – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
very thorough with multiple resources
Telesa – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Information presented will be very useful in the classroom
Lisa – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I got many new ideas that can realistically be implemented into my instruction.
Dennise – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It gave me more information that I anticipated and introduced me to a lot of new material that I definitely find helpful in preparing me to become more knowledgeable about ways I can differentiate in my classroom.