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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Alejandro – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 14, 2021

Very good course!
Rated 5 out of 5

Liliana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 15, 2021

it was great and very insightful.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kaylee – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) – June 16, 2021

Very informative and I liked to format
Rated 5 out of 5

Timothy – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 18, 2021

It gave me insight how how GT kids work and their more intricate details.
Rated 4 out of 5

Leah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) – June 20, 2021

Great course!
Rated 4 out of 5

Amaris – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 23, 2021

I really enjoyed learning about the anatomy of the brain and the biology that plays a role into gifted children. I also liked to learn about the nature vs. nurture perspective of it all.
Rated 5 out of 5

Teresa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – June 24, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. There are strategies that I will be using in my classroom as well as my home thanks to this course!
Rated 5 out of 5

Ava – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – June 24, 2021

Great!!
Rated 4 out of 5

Bethany – NORTH ZULCH ISD (verified owner) – July 1, 2021

It’s an interesting course to take.
Rated 5 out of 5

Joseph – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) – July 2, 2021

I definitely enjoyed learning!