Description
Game designers understand how to engage an audience and keep them coming back for more. Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., brings together her love of games and her knowledge of classroom instruction to enrich your students’ learning experience. During this fast-paced course, you will apply game design and theory to lesson design.
In this course, participants will learn:
- How games contribute to active learning
- Strategies for implementing gamefication
- Tools for incorporating game principles
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.
Terry – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
She is an amazing teacher
Miguel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Grea!
Leonila – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and entertaining ideas.
Dave – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
ok
Norma – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Lots of resources and ideas.
Danny – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I didn’t see how I would incorporate many of the suggestions to virtual/online classes.
Annett – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great ideas
Norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is a fun and exciting training that discuss different games to use to make learning fun and exciting.
CORINA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great in showing how to make learning fun and rewarding for students.
Gwynetta – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it. Awesome presenter.