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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

Maria – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) – May 3, 2022

Highly appreciate this course and the suggestions. As a student I would have loved teachers who had experienced this training and as an educator it is a healthy reminder to question some of the accepted patterns in our education system and society.
Rated 5 out of 5

Amanda – WEATHERFORD ISD (verified owner) – May 6, 2022

The strategies provided for each Big Idea to help mitigate perfectionism are great and easy to implement immediately.
Rated 5 out of 5

Brianna – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – May 8, 2022

This course was very beneficial and gave a lot of great information on the needs of gifted students and how to better understand them.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ileana – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) – May 9, 2022

High interest material that will change my classroom strategies. I highly recommend.
Rated 4 out of 5

Sabrina – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) – May 10, 2022

I love the learning on the brain and the strategies to use with students about healthy vs. unhealthy perfectionism.
Rated 5 out of 5

Eric – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – May 10, 2022

very informative
Rated 4 out of 5

REBECCA A – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 11, 2022

There was a lot of really good information.
Rated 5 out of 5

Gabriel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – May 13, 2022

I loved this course. Many ideas on how to empower gifted children.
Rated 4 out of 5

Laney – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) – May 15, 2022

I think there was a lot of information helpful to establishing a success environment for gifted kids.
Rated 5 out of 5

David – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) – May 18, 2022

I know that it can be helpful for any teacher. Really the information is vital.