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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Brenda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – May 28, 2020

This course was really well thought out, and provided great resources and understanding of the gifted student.
Rated 5 out of 5

Raul – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 29, 2020

I enjoyed taking this course at my own pace.
Thank you.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rocio – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 29, 2020

Ecellent!
Rated 5 out of 5

Edgar – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 29, 2020

Excellent, It explains and provides great examples and strategies of what to do, what NOT to do and allowes us to see mistakes that we might not have been aware of.
Rated 5 out of 5

Mirna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 29, 2020

Excellent.
Rated 5 out of 5

Joshua – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 30, 2020

The resources that she provided will be valuable in my class
Rated 5 out of 5

linda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 30, 2020

Great course. very stimulating
Rated 5 out of 5

Jeannette – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – May 31, 2020

This was very interesting. I learned so much about the brain, how it functions, and ways to deal with perfectionism.
Rated 5 out of 5

Christian – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 1, 2020

I think this course is excellent but on some parts it does feel a little off . For example I understand the why we needed the brain anatomy lesson but I do feel like we spent way too much time there.
Rated 5 out of 5

Andrea – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 1, 2020

This course helped me think of the nature and needs of gifted students in different ways.