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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Jennifer – Private Pay (verified owner) – December 31, 2019

There were many examples of resources/ideas to implement in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Nihan – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) – December 31, 2019

informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Laurie – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) – January 1, 2020

good tools for helping in classroom, examples provided meaning, research was relevant and up to date
Rated 5 out of 5

Megan – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – January 1, 2020

great! Very informative and engaging.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rachel – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – January 2, 2020

This course is great in knowing what type of students are gifted and if their environment could affect their giftedness.
Rated 5 out of 5

Brian – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – January 2, 2020

Perfectly sufficient for what it purports to cover.
Rated 5 out of 5

Lisa – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – January 3, 2020

hard
Rated 5 out of 5

America – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – January 4, 2020

Excellent course.
Rated 4 out of 5

Lynn – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) – January 4, 2020

This is an in depth course on the nature and needs of the gifted. When you finish, it will explain many of the behaviors of your students that are gifted. It will give you the tools to help them work through their need to be perfect.
Rated 5 out of 5

Michelle – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) – January 5, 2020

4 informative