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Lisa Van Gemert

Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed., is currently serving as the Mensa Foundation Gifted Children’s Specialist. She holds degrees in English and political science summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington, where she later earned her master’s in education. She is a certified educator in secondary English, social studies, and K-12 gifted and talented and works as a gifted and talented education consultant to districts around Texas, training more than 1,500 teachers.
Lisa Van Gemert

Gifted Parenting, An Interview with Vidisha Patel

An interview with Dr. Vidisha Patel discusses behavior and social-emotional development in gifted children. Patel emphasizes planning, role-playing, emotion vocabulary, modeling by parents and teachers, team activities, and seeking outside guidance to balance intellectual needs with social behavior.

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Lisa Van Gemert September 15, 2011
Communication
Lisa Van Gemert

Taught in the Crossfire

This article advises parents of gifted children on collaborating with teachers to ensure appropriate challenges. It explains common classroom constraints, suggests constructive communication strategies, and outlines options like acceleration, differentiation, independent study, and learning contracts to better meet gifted students’ needs within mixed-ability classrooms.

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Lisa Van Gemert September 15, 2011