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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Emerald – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – August 17, 2019

This course was great! It helped me understand what m students might be facing and it helped me realize that i was once in their shoes.
Rated 5 out of 5

Guadalupe – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 18, 2019

great course
Rated 5 out of 5

Carlos – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 19, 2019

Pretty Good
Rated 5 out of 5

Kristen – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – August 20, 2019

It was very helpful.
Rated 5 out of 5

Eldon – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 20, 2019

Eye-opening! I really like how the presenter discusses her ideas and backs them up. She is real and to the point about it!
Rated 5 out of 5

Patricia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 21, 2019

Very interesting!
Rated 5 out of 5

Berta – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – August 21, 2019

It was an eye opener!
Rated 4 out of 5

Patricia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) – August 24, 2019

Full of interesting topics and strategies for working with gifted childrem
Rated 5 out of 5

Roberta – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 25, 2019

very interesting and engaging!
Rated 5 out of 5

Norma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 25, 2019

The course was great!