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.
Scott – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
There are lots of great strategies to use from this course! Great ideas and information!
Alicia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Self paced and interesting
David – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the presentation of resources and how they can be used to differentiate.
Richard – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Lot’s of good information laid out in a logical manner. The only thing that I would like is a digital copy of the slides/handouts that the teachers in the live audience received.
Anthony – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Laura – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Kept me very much engaged.
Joseph – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course with good tools for helping students with all abilities.
Ronnie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very engaging and enlightening course!
Chao – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa was great online. I think the live PD would have been great as well. Thank you for the resources that you shared!
Itzel – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I have learned things from this course but this is not my style of learning (computer based). I would of loved taking this course in person.