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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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 4 out of 5

Taylor – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) – September 2, 2022

Very good course, maybe dial back to big ideas to four or five.
Rated 5 out of 5

Liza – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) – September 3, 2022

This course has a lot of interesting information about perfectionism, and how we can help our students with it.
Rated 4 out of 5

Cynthia – PUEBLO CITY 60 (verified owner) – September 4, 2022

Lisa Van Gemert uses real life examples to connect ideas and not only gives theory, but offers practical strategy that can be implemented immediately in a classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ginny – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – September 11, 2022

this is a great course
Rated 5 out of 5

Cerina – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – September 14, 2022

It was very informative and helpful.
Rated 3 out of 5

Traci – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) – September 18, 2022

I would like for my district to not make all teachers take the same courses. We dont all teach gifted students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kelly – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – September 18, 2022

I have learned so much from all the trainings, and I am ready to implement them in my classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rodrigo – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – September 20, 2022

It can be shorter.
Rated 5 out of 5

Martin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – September 25, 2022

pretty good. would use these ideas in my classroom.
Rated 4 out of 5

Lezah – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) – September 25, 2022

Very good course. Gave good insight on students.