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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Stacy – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – December 9, 2019

There is a lot of information in this course. I feel like it has given me insight into my students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Erica – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) – December 9, 2019

Liked the big ideas.
Rated 5 out of 5

Katie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) – December 9, 2019

This was a really eye opening course.
Rated 5 out of 5

Manuel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – December 9, 2019

Course was very good to help identify students and their needs.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rubi – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – December 11, 2019

I think this course was amazing! But the most amazing thing was the fact that it was a video! I genuinely felt like I was there with the host and that was she was extremely intelligent and helpful with all the knowledge she was imparting.
Rated 5 out of 5

Blanca – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) – December 12, 2019

I enjoy the anecdotes and how the presenter strives to make sure the content is relevant and makes sense.
Rated 5 out of 5

Yvonne – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – December 12, 2019

very informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Iris – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – December 12, 2019

I found it very interesting and like the format.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jeni Noell – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) – December 13, 2019

Wonderful
Rated 4 out of 5

DeLori – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) – December 14, 2019

It is interesting but a bit long and some things seem unnecessary but it is presented well and interesting.