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. Leticia – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas!

  2. Victoria – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a great course about different ways for pre-assessing students! Love the ABCs of ideas!

  3. Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Absolutely loved this!

  4. Toni – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    Lisa Van Gemert reinforces the need for pre-assessment, introduces a number of options for teachers to try, and provides the scripts for teachers to use in describing pre-assessment and how/why it is used. This was another terrific training session with LVG.

  5. Analia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This presentation provided a variety of strategies that can be used with all types of learners.

  6. Melinda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    This course provided many ways to use pre-assessment in the classroom as well as giving more ways to assess

  7. Katy – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I love the presenter!! She always has the best analogies and ideas!!

  8. Najwa – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I’m sorry. Although I found some of the content useful, it was content overload. Maybe just pick the top 10 instead of trying to use every letter in the alphabet. I found myself daydreaming as the speaker went on ad on, and really had to work at remaining focused. How about a video to break it up, or showing examples of student work. What have you found to e the most successful? Some of these ideas were a bit boring. Why not cut some and only talk about the best of the best.

  9. Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas!

  10. Becky – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –

    Loved the assessment ideas!

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