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.
Jenny – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was interesting and informative.
Yvonne – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Exceptionally well presented.
Laura – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very good and all useful infomation.
Briana – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and eye opening! I would defiantly take another course with this presenter.
Lesa – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course prepares you to see your students in a new way. Even if you already understood the gifted child, the theories and insights into the gifted child offered here are absolutely powerful tools to keep in your arsenal.
GABRIELA C – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and definitely an eye opener as an educator!
Stephen – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
its fine
Lauren – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative. As someone who has never taught GT students, I learned a lot in preparation to have them in my class this upcoming year.
Linda – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Great insight,
Collin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, helps with the fine details of determining gifted students not just through academics.