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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Hayley – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) – August 3, 2021

Great course!
Rated 5 out of 5

Charles – PRESIDIO ISD (verified owner) – August 4, 2021

The information in this course has value….take notes!
Rated 5 out of 5

Karryll – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) – August 4, 2021

This course is full of information, ideas, and resources that are helpful in understanding and working with gifted students, but the course content is also helpful for use in the regular classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Payton – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) – August 5, 2021

Amazing!
Rated 4 out of 5

Stephanie – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) – August 6, 2021

It was helpful for me to be able to change how I approach gifted students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Daisy – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – August 9, 2021

So much good information. I loved the Extra! Extra! resources, they were all very helpful. I was definitely engaged throughout the course.
Rated 3 out of 5

Rich – Private Pay (verified owner) – August 9, 2021

The perfectionist module was good, need more on the brain and learning
Rated 5 out of 5

Sonia – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) – August 19, 2021

This is a great course to take online. I really enjoyed the modules and how they are being taught.
Rated 5 out of 5

Edward – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – August 20, 2021

Excellent information. Much appreciated. Will go back and review as needed as well.
Rated 5 out of 5

Olga – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – August 22, 2021

Strongly Agree. Very informative and I learned new strategies that I will like to share with my peers.