Nature and Needs of the Gifted (6-Hour)

$90.00

Rated 4.76 out of 5 based on 1028 customer ratings

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

If you’ve ever been baffled by gifted behavior, wait until you explore your students’ brains! Learn the dynamic forces behind their needs and quirks.

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SKU GIGU-323 Categories Gifted, Gifted Guru, Instructional Strategies, Lisa Van Gemert, Nature & Needs Tags elementary, Gifted, giftedness, GT, Instructional Strategies, Nature and Needs, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, secondary

Description

Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students. Join Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., an expert on the social, emotional, and academic needs of G/T students, for a refreshing, fascinating perspective on their unique challenges and traits.

In this 6-hour course, you will learn:

A breakdown of G/T terminology
The neuroscience behind giftedness
Why some groups of students are more likely to be identified G/T than others
How to meet your gifted students’ needs and your classroom goals

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	Nature & Needs
Hours	6 Hours
Organization	Gifted Guru
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lisa Van Gemert
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

1028 reviews for Nature and Needs of the Gifted (6-Hour)

Rated 5 out of 5

Michael – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) – July 21, 2022

This was a great course and the presenter did a good job.
Rated 5 out of 5

Gerald – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 21, 2022

The course is excellent. I especially liked the module on perfectionism and how to mitigate the challenge among students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Paula – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) – July 22, 2022

This course gave me so many ideas on how to help students who struggle with perfectionism behavior. I learned so much from all of the materials and love all the resources.
Rated 5 out of 5

Heather – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) – July 22, 2022

This course has been very helpful and eye opening.
Rated 4 out of 5

Tammy – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) – July 23, 2022

This lesson has a lot of great ideas for your classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Julie – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) – July 23, 2022

Great explanations and tools that you can implement in your own classes.
Rated 5 out of 5

Blanca – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) – July 25, 2022

It was very informative for teachers. I would like to learn more how we can implement these strategies as school counselors.
Rated 5 out of 5

Veronica – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) – July 26, 2022

Good info and I don’t have to go anywhere.
Rated 5 out of 5

Hailey – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) – July 28, 2022

Tons of info. Following along and having pictures/slides/examples was helpful.
Rated 1 out of 5

James – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) – July 28, 2022

She tries to come off as more of an expert than she actually is. She uses a lot of culturally inappropriate language. She gets off-task and off-topic with some of her personal stories. If you can find a different GT training, I would recommend you do that.