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.
HOLLY – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it and her
Cheryl – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I am so excited to implement some of these activities in my classroom. This is a very practical course with actual ideas you can use in your classroom tomorrow.
Debra – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I already do many of these things in my classroom. It was good to get the confirmation that they are still important.
Dawn – NORDONIA HILLS CITY (verified owner) –
Great tips to use ideas you already have and kick it up a notch. Many ideas on things that are easy to add into the classroom tomorrow. Very user friendly.
Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This one of the best courses that I’ve taken recently. I found the material relevant and easy to incorporate into my high school social studies lessons.
Max – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
easy concepts to incorporate
ALMA – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great
William – VALLEY VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Interesting ideas about games that can be used in the classroom.
Ruby – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Great training
Edna – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Ideas on how to incorporate in my classroom