Beyond Boredom – Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

“I’m bored!” This is a dreaded phrase for parents and teachers alike, but there’s more to it than you might realize. Boredom itself is an extremely interesting topic to study, and understanding it better will help you engage students in meaningful ways to help overcome the mental block that boredom can cause. In this 1-hour course Lisa Van Gemert explains the research on boredom and how to conquer it in the classroom.  
After taking this course, check out the Virtual Extended Learning Session with Lisa Van Gemert: Going Deeper with Beyond Boredom.

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Description

There’s nothing worse than a boring class or game, but is there really such a thing? Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., begins this course with the very interesting statement that no activity or subject is inherently boring. In this course, you will discover that boredom is not dull at all! By understanding it better, you can help your students overcome boredom in order to engage fully in a task or a topic. In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
  • The definition of boredom
  • Causes and contributing factors of boredom
  • Methods and strategies for overcoming and preventing boredom

Extend your learning and earn another CPE credit! This course has a recorded Virtual Extended Learning Session where Lisa Van Gemert provides strategies and application tips. Click Here: Going Deeper with Beyond Boredom

Presenter Bio

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. 

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853 reviews for Beyond Boredom – Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word

  1. Susan – GROVETON ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was personally helpful, as well as offering great ideas to help students.

  2. Jill – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a great course to learn more about engagement in the classroom!

  3. Mary – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –

    It was an interesting discussion, but hard for me to follow at times. I had to keep replaying the slides to catch everything and the strategy section went really fast!

  4. Gabriela – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    interesting training

  5. Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very interesting.

  6. Kristi – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting view on a subject that I feel affects many students in our classrooms.

  7. Patricia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved it

  8. Jessica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting!

  9. Alaina – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a great course! It really opened my eyes to the problem and reality of boredom. I am rarely bored because I have so many interests and I’m in charge of my day (for the most part), but students have different circumstances during the school day. GT students face bigger issues with boredom because they are often asked to do monotonous work or something they do not see any value in.

  10. Jennifer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    This class made me think about myself as a teacher and as a learner! It provided me with a great beginning of the year discussion and activity to help me empower my students to control their own learning environment and address their own boredom!

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