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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Amanda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) – September 24, 2021

Great course to take for GT training. Very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ashlee – Colegio Nueva Granada (verified owner) – September 26, 2021

There were very practical uses of tools and strategies.
Rated 5 out of 5

Edna – Colegio Nueva Granada (verified owner) – September 26, 2021

I am grateful for this opportunity. Lisa Van Gemmert course is engaging. The information is just right. It does leave questions for me and the possiblity of digging deeper. I find the resources very useful.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ana – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) – September 28, 2021

Very insightful.
Rated 5 out of 5

Yuko – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) – September 30, 2021

I learned a lot.
Rated 5 out of 5

Susana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – October 3, 2021

It makes you think differently about giftedness.
Rated 5 out of 5

Heather – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – October 3, 2021

This course helped me relate to my students. I could see similarities.
Rated 5 out of 5

Michael – Colegio Nueva Granada (verified owner) – October 3, 2021

Very useful tools and information
Rated 4 out of 5

Raul – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – October 4, 2021

Very insightful!
Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – LA VERNIA ISD (verified owner) – October 5, 2021

The delivery is excellent. I really appreciate the way the speaker is giving tangible resources.