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.
Sarah – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course for teachers to go through when learning about gifted students.
Taylor – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The layout of this course was very easy to follow, the graphics were helpful, and the speaker was relatable.
Jessica – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful.
Rosemary – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was good
Noemi – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and insightful.
Suzanne – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great. Highly recommend it.
Neihssa – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
This course explains information that is new to me and it guides me to use it in class and help my students become successful this year.
Liza – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative about the traits of gifted children, and how they can be tested.
Marylin – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Rosa – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very detailed and easy to understand and follow through. I highly recommend this course.