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.
Cristina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative to teachers and parents.
Allows teachers to better keep an eye out for every possible GT student.
Rachel – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
An amazing course filled with a wealth of knowledge and some eye opening concepts!
Mezzie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) –
There was so much information in this module that it was difficult to keep it all straight.
Daisy – FERRIS ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course.
Mary – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
This course was amazing! I was able to get useful information in regards to how gifted children think and act. Thus, I am more able to respond in a supportive manner that helps to nurture and further progress their potential.
Lizeth – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Interesting
Maria G – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This is another course that open my eyes and it updated me on ways I see students.
Kia – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very insightful and full of useful resources.
Rebecca – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is helpful to gain a perspective into what giftedness is and what it looks like in the classroom, as well as give a brief history of giftedness in education.
Sara – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Over all this course was interesting. I enjoyed learning more about GT students and understanding certain things from their point of view.