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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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 4 out of 5

Damian – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – December 17, 2020

It is a good informational course that offers many viewpoints that can be used in conjunction for a positive result.
Rated 5 out of 5

Penelope – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) – December 18, 2020

Good source of information
Rated 5 out of 5

April – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) – December 19, 2020

This course is excellent! I have learned so much that I will definitely use in my classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Emine – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – December 22, 2020

its really good.
Rated 5 out of 5

Mary – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) – December 23, 2020

I think that this course helps to give names to the observations that a teacher would see from her GT students. Also, the practicals given seem effective to help me understand how I can help GT students grow in their academic, social and emotional aspects .
Rated 5 out of 5

Murat – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – December 23, 2020

Necessary for all teachers
Rated 5 out of 5

Domonique – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – December 23, 2020

Long but insightful
Rated 5 out of 5

Cynthia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – December 23, 2020

I got a lot of wonderful strategies to help my GT students
Rated 5 out of 5

Mitra – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) – December 24, 2020

This was a great course and I learned a lot about confronting with GT students.
Rated 4 out of 5

Sara – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – December 28, 2020

Overall, this course was an eye opener and a great learning experience for me. Definitely makes you think twice about what is expected and what needs to be done as an educator.