Book Study - Strategies for Differentiating Instruction - Best Practices for the Classroom (6-Hour)

$90.00

Rated 4.75 out of 5 based on 99 customer ratings

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

Please note: You will need a copy of the book Strategies for Differentiating Instruction: Best Practices for the Classroom for this course.

Differentiation is a much discussed and extremely important topic in education. However, many teachers may still be struggling to implement it. How do you reach many students at different levels of readiness and knowledge? In this 6-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., will take you through the book “Strategies for Differentiating Instruction: Best Practices for the Classroom,” providing discussion, reflection, and practical tips for implementation in your classroom today!

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SKU GIGU-289 Categories Differentiated Curriculum, Gifted, Gifted Guru, Instructional Strategies, Lisa Van Gemert, Literacy Tags Differentiated Curriculum, elementary, Gifted, GT, Instructional Strategies, Literacy, OAGC Differentiation, ODE competency a, ODE competency b, secondary

Description

In this 6-hour book study, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., takes you chapter by chapter, asks questions for reflection and calls out action items to provide a practical application for the book’s many recommendations and concepts. In addition, you will have access to downloads and other materials to help you implement differentiation in your classroom.

In this 6-hour course, you will learn:

Different ways to define academic success
How to create a comfort zone for learning
Understand preassessment and how use it
Implementation strategies for tiering in the classroom
Strategies for assessment

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Differentiated Curriculum
Hours	6 Hours
Organization	Gifted Guru
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lisa Van Gemert
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Literacy

99 reviews for Book Study – Strategies for Differentiating Instruction – Best Practices for the Classroom (6-Hour)

Rated 5 out of 5

Deborah – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – December 30, 2019

I felt this book study was critical for all core subject teachers from grades pre-k to 12th grade.
Rated 5 out of 5

Stephanie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) – January 7, 2020

Practical uses in the classroom
Rated 5 out of 5

Terry – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – February 3, 2020

As a sped teacher I found this useful not only for gifted learners, but for all learners.
Rated 4 out of 5

Fred – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) – February 24, 2020

It is enjoyable
Rated 4 out of 5

Kristin – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) – March 30, 2020

Informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Lidia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – May 13, 2020

information is clear and precise
Rated 5 out of 5

Stephanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 13, 2020

I love it, clear explanations, very specific and doesn’t waste time.
Rated 5 out of 5

Gilbert – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 14, 2020

Well explained and I love how the chapters are broken down to allow for easier understanding of each chapter.
Rated 4 out of 5

Eduardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – May 15, 2020

It was okay. It covers a lot of what we already know, but does provide some new and interesting pieces of information
Rated 5 out of 5

Toni – Private Pay (verified owner) – May 16, 2020

There are strategies and tools that I will be able to implement immediately and others that I can work to implement in the future. I am excited and looking forward to that. I am happy that I chose this course!