The Power of Pre-Assessment

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Identification & Assessment
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

What if you went to the eye doctor and were handed a pre-made pair of glasses with no exam and sent on your way? Your chances of seeing well through those glasses would almost be zero! In “The Power of Pre-Assessment,” Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., compares an eye exam to pre-assessment in the differentiated classroom.  Pre-assessment is a logical first step for differentiation and the key to success. 

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Description

If differentiation is trying to make sure that everyone is wearing the right “glasses” for their own eyes, pre-assessment is the path or “eye exam” that gets you to that goal. Discovering prior knowledge allows you to match your lessons to your students’ abilities and interests. In this course, you will learn the basics of how and why to do pre-assessment and discover how it helps you design successful lessons.

In this 1-hour course you will learn:

  • The three steps of pre-assessment
  • What to look for
  • The alphabet of pre-assessment ideas
  • Guidance for parents

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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161 reviews for The Power of Pre-Assessment

  1. Nicodemus – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I think the course with well presented in that it gave us lots of ways to pre-assesses during the year and not just at the beginning of the school year.

  2. Adam – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This course is a good resource for explaining what pre-assessment should and could look like. The alphabet of examples of pre-assessment is fantastic and offered me a multitude of ways that I could work-in more pre-assessments in my World Language classroom.

  3. Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This course provide an abundance of useful pre-assessment strategies.

  4. Peggy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    I appreciated learning new and engaging ways to pre-assess students. This is really valuable information.

  5. Chris – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –

    It had some good ideas.

  6. Mara – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great overview for why to preassess.

  7. Brittany – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    LOVED listening to this training!

  8. Kristene – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    It was nice to learn a variety of techniques for preassessments.

  9. Yuko – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –

    there were some good practical and new ideas on how to do preassessment.

  10. Jennifer – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    This was nicely paced, contained usable tools, and a strong presenter.

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