Emoting 101- Helping the Gifted Improve Their EQ

We now know that cognitive intelligence is a malleable trait with many factors, but what if emotional intelligence were equally malleable?

In this 1-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., brings her personal and professional experience to the important topic of developing the following skills in your GT students:

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.