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.
Curtis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Exceptional presentation that highlights traits teachers can look for in aiding GT student identification
Sarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very educational.
Jennifer – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely insightful and something I think everyone who teaches should learn more about.
Clemente – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I will tell all my fellow teachers that everyone needs to be aware of all the “know hows” to better perform and serve all students.
Janet – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative.
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very helpful course because we learned different things about gifted talent kids.
Alyssa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, I am glad student’s backgrounds and twice exceptionality were discussed.
Deanna – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I learned how to identify the different ways a student is Gifted.
Michell – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Information is good but I’m not a fan of how it is presentedonline.
ANA L – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very well informed presenter