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.
Ashley – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the course
Eileen – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I was surprised that I learned about so many technology tools out there that I was not aware of. I learned new ways to differentiate to add to my current classroom.
Cindira – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a five star course. Lisa is a gem. The teaching practices she shared were fantastic. Can’t wait to use some in my classroom!
Elida – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about differentiating instruction for my students in many different ways. Also about the reason for differentiating instruction and the effects it has.
Marilyn – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was an extremely helpful, in-depth course. I appreciated Lisa’s tips and I liked the way she broke down the information. It was very approachable and I definitely increased my understanding of differentiation in a GT classroom.
Monica – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and structured well
Julia – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great Information
Jarrod – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative!
Angelica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course has a lot of great information. The presenter goes at a good pace and provides a lot of tools and tips that would be easy to implement in the classroom.
Mary – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very informative course that gives teaches many, many ideas about how to differentiate instruction,