Description
In this 6-hour book study, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., takes you chapter by chapter, asks questions for reflection and calls out action items to provide a practical application for the book’s many recommendations and concepts. In addition, you will have access to downloads and other materials to help you implement differentiation in your classroom.
In this 6-hour course, you will learn:
- Different ways to define academic success
- How to create a comfort zone for learning
- Understand preassessment and how use it
- Implementation strategies for tiering in the classroom
- Strategies for assessment
Irene – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I liked the book study and input from the presenter.
raven – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
none
Blane – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Good ideas, but basically just walking through a specific book. Feels less geared to me given that most of my students struggle as opposed to being GT
Norma – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
The course was helpful.
mary – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The book offers many insights into an effective approach to use differentiation in the classroom.
Alejandro – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful and insightful for implementing an effective plan of differentiation in my classroom.
– WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course.
Paula – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course that I enjoyed very much. I will use much of the information learned.
Kristin – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I think it was very informative and helpful. I would suggest buying the book first before taking this course.
Paula – BLANCHESTER LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great ideas and resources. The presenter was easy to listen to and easy to understand.
Jennifer – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. I enjoyed the balanced perspective given by the presenter.
Gabriela – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful and gave me a better insight on differentiation.
Patricia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Good course with ample of information and ideas.
Rumalda – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course. Presenter was very knowledgeable and gave good ideas and perspective.
Lexi – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
A lot of information but good.
Derya – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
It was so useful
Evan – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
Fantastic!
Sylvia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I would be nice to make presentation with more appealing slides .
Otis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I got a lot of information. I did not see the handout?? I did like the course.
Rita – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This was an interesting course
Lauren – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Informative and easily applied to teaching
Laura – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very interesting and I learned something new today.
Lea – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very interesting course, and I felt I learned a lot.
Arnulfo – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned tremendous amounts about the difference between products and the process. I learned that not everything that we think is higher level learning simply because words like create or synthesize are used. Ms. Van Gemert’s insight and summary along with decades of experience help to give an unbiased study.
Teneilya – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
I would have liked to have the book on hand but the presenter included good instructional tools in its absence.
Evelyn – EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Yes, I will share the ideas that I learned from this book study.
Hava – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
None
Alina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was mind opening and intriguing.
Elvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and I learned a lot of different strategies to use in my classroom.
Lisa Marie – Fort Frye Local (verified owner) –
I thought it was a good start for my gift and talented learning.
Gina – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with many options for differentiation.
Sumeyye – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
The presentation was both informative in certain aspects and invigorating in others.
Erasmo – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Thoroughly explains the different styles we can use for classroom differentiation.
Myriam – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I love how real our Gifted Guru is! It was almost as having a conversation with her.
Meagan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I love how organized and well planned out this training was
Houston – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, very informative!
Leticia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a wonderful course on differentiation. I’ve actually taken it twice because I just wanted to use it as a refresher of any ideas I may have missed the first time around.
Ilsse – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I like the break down of every page
Ana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great book discussion and resources.
Angela – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
Zachary – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Course was great, but at times it would’ve been helpful to have the mentor text being referenced throughout
mayra – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Yesenia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course and I would recommended it to my collegues. Very informative.
Felipe – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas.
Diamaris – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the ideas and strategies from this course.
Sandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I think the presenter was good, but she constantly disagreed with the authors of the book. It sounded like a book analyses instead of a book study.
Jessica – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great content
Rogelio – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
We need more training on differentiated instruction.
Alonso – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and purposeful.
Deena – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
The title of the course is misleading. Please add the word A in front of the course title.