Nature and Needs of the Gifted (6-Hour)

$90.00

(1028 customer reviews)

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Don’t fall into the trap of relying on outdated stereotypes about gifted students.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

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1028 reviews for Nature and Needs of the Gifted (6-Hour)

  1. Tiffany – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    I’ve really enjoyed this section on perfectionism.

  2. Lacy – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –

    I cannot express enough how valuable this course is. Lisa did such an amazing job at explaining all of the content in this lesson. She is amazing and I am so glad I was able to participate in this course.

  3. Melissa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    I believe that after all five courses that I can now successfully help the GT and all students in my classroom better than before. I would take these courses again as I loved all the valuable ideas and resources that you also suggested.

  4. Krystal – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    great!

  5. Margaret – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –

    Great learning about the theories

  6. Karen – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –

    Dealing with the gifted and talented and talented can be perplexing and the course has wonderful ideas to use as goals for the classroom.

  7. Kendra – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    Very infomative. I enjoyed the websites and book recommendations provided. As a new teacher any tools to check out are helpful.

  8. Connie – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –

    This one was rough but had good ideas for helping students who struggle with perfectionism as an issue.

  9. Daphney – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –

    I love this one because it broke it all down for me on perfectionism

  10. Kameron – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    Very insightful to be aware for your class in the future.

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