Description
Making sure gifted students have quality instruction and challenging assignments is widely popular in the education world. But do you know exactly what it means to be gifted and why it matters? This six-hour course, “Identification & Assessment of the Gifted,” addresses issues surrounding gifted students and practical ways to identify them.
Lisa Van Gemert, a leading voice in gifted education, shares an overview of the history of gifted education and its importance today. Educators will also learn how to tell whether or not a student is gifted by using different tests and assessments. Teachers who have a thorough understanding of how to identify and assess gifted students will be able to equip and challenge these students better.
In this informative course educators will learn:
- What it means to be gifted
- Characteristics of gifted children
- How to test intelligence
- The importance of CLD populations
- Traits of twice-exceptional students
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.
Mona – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
Good but time consuming. I prefer in person trainings.
Traci – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s interesting stuff that can be used in the classroom or to help you view your learners.
Selena – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I like the resources provided, however, this course is to long.
Cynthia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting to see humor and critical thinking traits in GT students
Brenda – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
extremely informational
Latresha – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me a great insight into the gifted student’s way of thinking.
Monique – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I think the information was valuable.
Jennifer – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
great
gabriel vinod kumar – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is highly informative with practically proven techniques and procedures. Especially to the advanced academic people it is strictly recommended.
Jessica – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and found its information interesting and useful.