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.
Amber – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Interesting
Crystal – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It is very helpful and insightful.
Tonja – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very Good!
Ermelinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
5star
Jennifer – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
it was long
Laurie – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
good information, good demonstration of bad jokes as being a good way to convey information – they don’t take long and they break up the intake of information – the examples given of students Lisa had were good, the films that were chosen were very memorable and helpful – especially that one made by the 15 year old.
Timothy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Miguel – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
great course
Nadia – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I think this is a wonderful course to be able to identify gifted children in your classroom.
Krystal – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Most helpful course of them all so far.