Description
In this 6-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert, highlights the importance of differentiated instruction in meeting the needs of every student with a focus on gifted students. She presents practical classroom strategies and draws a clear distinction between differentiation and “more-ferentiation” (or simply offering more work to gifted students). This course includes practical applications and downloadable handouts.
Broken up into five modules, Ms. Van Gemert provides in-depth information on:
- Guiding principles and key ideas for implementation
- Tactics for creating an environment for differentiation
- Strategies for content (including depth, complexity and student interest)
- The learning process (including options for tiering instruction)
Itzel – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I have learned things from this course but this is not my style of learning (computer based). I would of loved taking this course in person.
Chao – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa was great online. I think the live PD would have been great as well. Thank you for the resources that you shared!
Ronnie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very engaging and enlightening course!
Joseph – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course with good tools for helping students with all abilities.
Laura – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Kept me very much engaged.
Anthony – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Richard – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Lot’s of good information laid out in a logical manner. The only thing that I would like is a digital copy of the slides/handouts that the teachers in the live audience received.
David – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the presentation of resources and how they can be used to differentiate.
Alicia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Self paced and interesting
Scott – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
There are lots of great strategies to use from this course! Great ideas and information!
Raymundo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of the examples provided are mainly useful in the elementary level. Needs more examples for secondary.
Rebecca – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed viewing this course. The presenter gave great strategies on how to differentiate in the classroom. Being a first year teacher the concept of differentiating was heavily covered at university but no practical applications were given.
CLAUDIA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the presenter which Miss Lisa was very knowledgable and kept me engaged and interested in the content. I loved the resources she recommended as well!
Crystal – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars
Daissy – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Love all the tools provided
Berenice – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really like this course it is very informative. I have learned a lot.
Gilbert – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
nice
Samantha – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked that I was able to go at my own pace and was able to complete this from home on my on schedule.
shari – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
This was very engaging and the instructor was very knowledgeable – this had good pacing and she shared useful information – I have done many GT trainings over my 25+ years of teaching and I thought this was probably the best of all presentations
Thank you
Soila – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Valerie – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I liked all er examples and websites to help the teacher.
Aleshia – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It was an eye open on how to work with differentiation and with GT students. I also got ideas on how to save time in planning. 🙂
angelica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Monica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great, interesting information
REBECCA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about all the different websites I can use in class.
Tyler – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave an in depth look at differentiation within the classroom and gave me some interesting methods to try within my classroom this coming year.
Sarah – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
So helpful! I loved all the practical resources offered.
Martha – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting seeing all these pieces coming together for us to use with out students.
Cayce – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Linda – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
it was great!
Jessica – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course covered a lot of new and innovative ways to differentiate within the classroom. The only thing I wish it had was a link to print off the handouts she gave the live audience during the taping.
Christa – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Lisa – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning some new strategies for differentiating. I also enjoyed the way she presented the difference between tiering and compacting.
Katrina – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the way choice menus were explained. I also loved all the new websites and learning about the different ways to use powerpoints.
Crystal – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great course with an abundance of information, strategies, and resources to utilize with our gifted students.
Shaunta – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Much of what was shared during this course was already being applied in my classroom, just from me be a creative teacher. It is just nice to know that there are ‘names’ to what is already implemented. I believe the course would be more engaging if it were live or at least participants were live so that we could discuss details during the presentation.
Thongma – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I learning something new: compacting vs. tiering
Veronica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this professional development given by Lisa.
Saul – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Not bad I just wish there subtitles or close captions for the videos.
Toni – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It doesn’t matter how many times I see Lisa Van Gemert, she exceeds my expectations. Furthermore, she provides tools I can use immediately. The best part of doing the course on-line in lieu of seeing her in person is that I could pause the training and immediately go try a resource she identified! I had the opportunity to choose my professional development, and I made a fantastic choice.
Alexsis – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great although it would be nice to have access to a downloadable handout to have it handy as a pdf ot to be printed out.
Norma – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was hands on. Presenter shared a lot of useful websites.
Adam – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course. The presenter was very engaging and gave very detailed instruction.
Rebecca – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Overall, I think it provided a lot of good info. When doing it online, I would have liked to have a copy of the handout she kept referring to, even if it was just a digital download.
Lupita – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it! Very informative and great ideas!
Ruby – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course covers the steps and processes that a teacher can take in order to differentiate their lesson for his/her students. It is very useful information.
linda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course is engaging.
Mariza – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
The instructor was personable and had great ideas.
ilse – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Sandra – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great way of applying differentiation in the Real World