Description
Presented through five pillars of wisdom, using both modern and ancient stories and quotations, the 1-hour course will inspire and refresh your educational journey. Lisa Van Gemert, M. Ed.T., uses her expertise in gifted education to address pitfalls that often affect gifted students. With stories drawn from history, sports, literature, and popular culture, Ms. Van Gemert’s pillars of wisdom are like letters passed from a mentor to a beloved student. Full of wit and inspiration, you will complete this course with a plethora of items to pass along to your gifted students.
Jacquelyn – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course. It had me thinking about so many new ideas I want to implement.
Beatriz – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Tarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great info.
Rosario – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting, but I would get lost at some parts
Sandra – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great input
Roxanne – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting topics!
Stacy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the pillars!
Kathleen – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I’m not GT – over my head.
Belinda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
insightful
Veronica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I like it, but some concepts are still confuse to me.
Martha – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course gives us teachers some meaningful things to really think about before beginning a new school year next month.
miriam – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course introduced me to what a house of wisdom is. It is an idea to take seriously, It can make a difference when you are faced with unexpected events in your life.
Leticia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting.
Lindsey – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was so motivational. Love the tie-ins to history and real people.
Zulema – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting approach
Shanee – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
I found this to be a unique way to present ideas that we can use to work with our students. It did not feel like a class but more of a suggestion of techniques.
CORINA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was good because it gave tools to prepare gifted students.
Olivia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was good
Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
I found the pillars to be useful, but I did not like the stories that went along with them, as I found them a little confusing at times in the beginning; however, I was able to make sense of it, I just found it to be difficult to follow.
Desiree – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It offered real life examples.
Edna – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Love ideas and will share with my team
Ashley – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting lesson. I have not heard one like this before in regards to Gifted and Talented students.
Desiree – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Thoughtful and structured very well. Gave some great examples and excellent quotes I couldn’t help write down. 🙂
Cynthia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Candace – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
great
Nancy – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Of the courses that I have taken so far this is the most interesting one. The presenter has interesting stories to share. I can’t say that this is especially beneficial to G/T students because I believe it was good advice for everyone.
Minerva – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Sometimes difficult to understand the point she is trying to make.
Sheila – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
There was nothing wrong with the content, but I did not feel it was helpful or what I wanted in my goal to learn more about giftedness. It lacked focus and purpose.
Susan – GROVETON ISD (verified owner) –
This course offers a lot to think about and ponder on.
Manuela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Kathleen – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting; good presenter
Gabriela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good ideas
Mary – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
to much information
Lubette – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
NOT helpful for kindergarten teachers
Sheila – Fayette Local Schools (verified owner) –
It was interesting and not what I expected.
Cordelia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information on the pillars.
Kelly – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Megan – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting to learn about the different pillars.
debra – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
good information
Mayra – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
good
Christopher – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful information and great resources.
Susan – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I like this instructor. Good ideas and reflection
Margarita – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
The course title is misleading as it doesn’t involve young children as I thought, but the information is interesting.
Kristina – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
THERESA – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Informative
Linda – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
better for older grades
Deanna – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative as a parent of a GT student.
Cristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
did not like
Robin – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting, motivating.