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.
Kayla – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
This had a variety of applicable strategies to engage all students using movement.
Mimi – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This had great suggestions to use with Kindergarten students.
Darby – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course has good suggestion for implementing hands on activities for a general education or GT classroom.
Maricela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Mary – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course with concrete ideas you can immediately use in your class!
Norma – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed the course, many great ideas.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It gives you lots of good ideas to use in the classroom
Anabel – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas. Many of the math ideas can be altered for reading.
Roxanna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was an interesting reminder that kids need to move.
Debbie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas and examples