$90.00

(99 customer reviews)

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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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. 

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

  1. Brenda – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner)

    This course was well developed, I liked the book study format

  2. Alyson – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner)

    This course provided a lot of differentiation ideas and strategies to use in the classroom.

  3. Leonor – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    It was very informative.

  4. Mariza – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Very well organized and informative.

  5. Norma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative

  6. Gabriela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner)

    The book session was informative.

  7. Laura – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner)

    I liked the second half of this book the most, because it provides helpful strategies easy to implement in the classroom. The beginning of the book was more philosophical reasoning for differentiation. I already buy into differentiation, so I found the practical portion to be my favorite.

  8. Andy – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner)

    Very informative and great action items to take back to the classroom, especially about grouping and tiering.

  9. Alessandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    This course was very informative. I gained new insights and perspectives on differentiation and ways to provide the highest quality instruction for all my learners.

  10. Donna – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    I learned so much about differentiation and plan to buy the book, so I can use it in planning my lesson for the fall.

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