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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Jacquelyn – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) – April 19, 2020

Good
Rated 4 out of 5

David – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 20, 2020

I think it was interesting in the sense that it gives you lots of information that can be backed up with scientific evidence.
Rated 5 out of 5

Eduardo – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) – April 21, 2020

I think I t was good.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jane – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – April 21, 2020

I found it very informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Olga – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – April 22, 2020

Excellence for all educators to really get into depth of needs and nature of the gifted
Rated 5 out of 5

alicia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – April 22, 2020

5 stars
Rated 5 out of 5

Ricardo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 23, 2020

It was a good course. Easy to understand.
Rated 3 out of 5

Cheryl – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) – April 23, 2020

This Module was more useful than the others because it was more about brain development and traits than gimmicks to use in an elementary classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ara – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 23, 2020

great information and background knowledge not taught in college
Rated 5 out of 5

Anthony – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 23, 2020

I enjoyed the course. It gave me a different perspective on how to view gifted students and their though process.