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)
Suzanne – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
The product ideas given are very helpful. We were given many resources and websites for both students and teachers to use.
Monique – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course.
Ana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful
Courtney – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It’s boring
Latresha – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was full of valuable information.
Kristen – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the resources and diving further into differentiation. It allowed me to realize that I have made mistakes in my differentiation processes and how to change them.
Selena – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It can be condensed. I think that it is to long, but the information is informative.
Elaine – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is very helpful!
Pablo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a good course and now I feel more confident in created a differentiated curriculum for my students.
Hilary – EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course and the activities.
Tiana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Lesly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
it would be better in person
Matthew – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Its great.
Brandi – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful tools and guides. I do feel like some portions moved too slowly.
Liliana – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me understand how to differentiate using tiering and compacting.
Shannon – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course.
Edgar – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a great deal of information about gifted and talented students.
laura – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is a good course with much interesting information.
gabriel vinod kumar – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I strongly and sincerely suggest this course for the upliftment of one’s skills in teaching.
Maria – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Instructor has a lot of really good techniques and explains the differentiation process well.
Cynthia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the resources mentioned
Jazmine – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
So many great ideas I will take back to my classroom.
Jacqueline – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative about different technology ideas to bring and use in the classroom.
Alyssa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great
MAGDALENA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Engaging speaker.
Ada – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Dawn – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the examples shared.
Manuel – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It gives great examples of what you can do for your students in differentiation.
Cassidy – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Diana – Colegio Nueva Granada (verified owner) –
It provides a lot of useful resources for teachers
Clara – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Valuable information
Richard – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
I am a Texas educator, so I agree with the fundamental premises of this training, such as the anchoring of the lesson in Bloom’s Taxonomy. But I teach in a rural school in West Texas where people are very concrete (even smart students). In light of that, this training is very abstract and I have trouble seeing how I can adapt it to the real classrooms where I am teaching.
Lilia – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
You can get some good strategies out of this course.
Andrew – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It has a lot of strategies that can be used in the classroom today.
Mona – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
Good,
Gustavo – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Useful strategies and ideas are presented that can help be more effective teachers to our GT population.
Jeanette – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Great practical resources.
Kristina – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great information. Highly recommend.
Jeremy – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I learned some good tips!
Dollucy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of hands on ideas and helps with the understanding of key details.
James – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
it was a course about gifted and talented students.
Alicia – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools and information to help differentiate.
Rosana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because it is always hard to differentiate in the classroom! Using technology is a helpful way of differentiating and the ideas in this course are definitely ones that I will use!
Carla – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I like learning the difference between tiering and compacting. There was enough discussion into both.
SAMET – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
I learned new instructional strategies that I can use in my classroom.
John – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It has a lot of resources, but it depends on your grade level whether they are accessible to you.
Maviela – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
This is a perfect guide when learning and understanding the tiered levels and types of strategies that will help students in the classroom.
Dr. Sameena – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Great
Cidonio – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
The course offered will completely redefine how teachers look at differentiation in the classroom to support student learning, engage students in the learning, and provide a connection to real life.
Victoria – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great way to show real ways to use differentiation in the class