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.
Nihan – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
it was very helpful
Shavonda – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was a fantastic course. I learned A LOT! Great Instructor!
Courtney – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was nice to work at my own pace yet feel that I learned the same as if I was there for the full day of training.
Brian – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It’s sufficient for what it purports to be.
Eva – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was my favorite PD course because of the examples and how in depth they went into some of the ideas.
Ella – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
It is very informative.
Jennifer – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
I was able to look at GT students through a new lens as well as learning new things about the GT testing process as well as identifying students
Lynn – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
I loved this course. I often thought of quite a few of my students while making my way through the course.
Lisa – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
great
Jeanna – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It was ok.