Description
Differentiation in the environment is about setting up the classroom in a way that facilitates differentiated activities. In “Differentiation in the Real World: Environment,” Lisa Van Gemert shows teachers that good ideas don’t need to cost a fortune to implement. Even in small spaces, ideas such as rolling craft carts and magnetic bulletin boards can be used to facilitate different types and levels of learning activities. In addition, Ms. Van Gemert addresses how to make the differentiated classroom a safe place for students to choose activities at different learning levels.
In this 1-hour course, teachers will learn:
- Guiding principles and key ideas for implementing differentiation
- Strategies for differentiating the environment in the classroom
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.
Michele – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. The lady who presented the material was very knowledgeable.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Some of the ideas presented were interesting to establish differentiation in the classroom.
Maria – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative, well explained, very good ideas, thank you!
Brenda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course very informative.
Laura – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas presented in this lesson!
Jessica – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to have great ideas about implementing differentiation in the class environment. I took 2 pages of notes! Very helpful and informative!
Christienne – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information that can be used in the classroom easily
Judi – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. I liked that differentiation is not ALWAYS about content. Sometimes I feel in math that they all need the same content so differentiating it is more difficult. But if I can differentiate environment and with centers, posters, etc. this makes it seem more doable.
Norma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative.
Kassie – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Great training! Gave great insight on how to differentiate in the real world and at different grade levels.