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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Jesus – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – April 29, 2020

Great Course!
Rated 5 out of 5

Joe – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 29, 2020

The strategies and views presented throughout the course are great and eyeopening. It gave me a whole new and different perspective on GT students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Monica – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) – April 29, 2020

I loved this course and would like to check into other courses offered by Lisa. I would love to actually attend one of her courses.
Rated 5 out of 5

Gabriela – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 29, 2020

This course gives excellent insight and information on the nature and needs of the gifted.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ronald – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) – April 29, 2020

I thought most of the course was very usefull, but too much time was spent on dealing with perfectionism.
Rated 5 out of 5

Joanne – Private Pay (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

Good information that is presented in an easy way to understand. I like how the presenter gives real-world examples of what she’s done personally.
Rated 5 out of 5

Liza – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

I love the delivery!
Rated 5 out of 5

Noemi – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – April 30, 2020

This course was amazing! Loved how she explained everything in clear details. Would recommend to others.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sherry – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) – May 1, 2020

Highly Informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Daniel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 1, 2020

Great way to learn about what the needs are of our gifted students