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.
Geneive – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course allowed me to see beyond the intelligence of the gifted student.
Mallory – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning more about the characteristics and traits of what a gifted student might have.
Debra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very Good Course.
Norma – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Thank you for the informaion. I wished I had taken this course like 20 years ago.
Rebecca – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I believe this course has helped me gain knowledge on identifying and assessing gifted and talented students.
Mark – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good stuff. Learned more than expected
Diana – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and the presenter is very knowledgeable about the topic.
Pamela – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Super informative!!! I’ve learned a lot and feel like I have a new tool kit in my head that will be extremely helpful in my teaching career.
Elizabeth – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and made me reflect on many of my students that could have been identified during this school year.
Sylvia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars