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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SKU GIGU-286 Categories Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Gifted, Gifted Guru, Instructional Strategies, Lisa Van Gemert Tags Creativity and Instructional Strategies, elementary, Gifted, giftedness, GT, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, secondary

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	Gifted Guru
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lisa Van Gemert
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

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

Rated 2 out of 5

Becky – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) – March 2, 2023

Wanted more strategies
Rated 4 out of 5

Thomas – Springfield City School District (verified owner) – March 5, 2023

Discussion with examples. Informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

Ethan – Springfield City School District (verified owner) – March 5, 2023

It was very interesting. I really enjoy listening to Lisa.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) – March 8, 2023

I enjoyed it. It was easy to follow along, and the slides were engaging.
Rated 4 out of 5

Ronald – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) – March 9, 2023

The course was interesting – knowing the different signs of boredom and how to correct it in the class room.
Rated 4 out of 5

Christopher – Huber Heights City (verified owner) – March 10, 2023

I really enjoyed this course.
Rated 2 out of 5

Cary – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) – March 11, 2023

I did not find a lot of techniques I would use in my classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Christine – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) – March 11, 2023

The information was relevent and beneficial.
Rated 5 out of 5

Milagros – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) – March 12, 2023

This course is very informative and useful.
Rated 3 out of 5

Blake – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) – March 13, 2023

I think the course was ok, but most of it seemed very broad and very “Pintrest” like quotes and phrases. To put it the best way possible. Most of this was things we understand and solving boredom is something I would imagine most would understand. Some of this seemed to go longer then necessary.