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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – October 16, 2020

great course
Rated 5 out of 5

Francisco – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – October 22, 2020

I really like the resources that are offered.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kristen – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – October 22, 2020

I loved this course! Dreaded it at first, but ended up loving it!
Rated 5 out of 5

Jessica – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – October 29, 2020

It was great! Fast paced and interesting.
Rated 5 out of 5

Lydia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 1, 2020

The speaker offered great resources.
Rated 5 out of 5

Gustavo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – November 6, 2020

So informative and important for those students who are overachievers
Rated 5 out of 5

Marco – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 7, 2020

I like the strategies for helping students deal with the stress of perfectionism.
Rated 5 out of 5

Lisa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 9, 2020

Lisa and this course is awesome. I have really enjoyed the format in which it is presented. Her videos and discussions are so interesting and the assessment method is good as well. The resources were my favorite part.
Rated 5 out of 5

John – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – November 10, 2020

I love the depth and detail.
Rated 5 out of 5

Joel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 10, 2020

This course challenged my way of thinking.