Description
Doing hands-on activities is a great way to support your more energetic learners so they can stay engaged mentally and physically, but did you know that you can use movement and touch to enrich learning for reserved students as well?
In this 1-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., will teach you how to:
- Reinforce learning with movement
- Teach core concepts with hands-on activities
- Create a fun classroom environment
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.
Mirna – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great techniques to implement in the classroom.
Jay – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I love all of the different ways discussed to increase movement in the classroom – and it all has a purpose! I can’t wait to try these out in class!
Ashley – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
LOVED the ideas and strategies
Kari – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
This had a lot of practical ideas that can be easily incorporated into most class rooms.
Mike – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I would give this course 5 stars. She was well versed and passionate about this topic and it was evident in her presentation. She gave many ideas and resources that I am able to implement in my classroom.
Christine – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas. Presented well. I would have loved to see some videos of these in action.
Lubette – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas for kinestetics.
Maria del Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
awesome
Lila – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this.
Melanie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting