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.
Javier – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
good course, a little lengthy
Bailey – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It helps with understanding the testing aspects as well as the biases we might see.
Paola – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course, love Lisa and I am learning a lot.
Laura – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It helps you be more aware of your students’ individual strengths and needs in depth.
Maria – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course and great information.
Crystal – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It had alot of useful information for me to take back with me to the classroom.
Monica – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Thank you for this training.
Diana – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources and information regarding gifted children’s motivations.
Irene – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Peter – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I learned a lot and I liked the pace it was delivered.