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.
Molly – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great ideas for movement in the classroom.
Paula – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Had some great ideas that can be used even for middle school. I little long-winded in parts.
Traci – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this was a good. I would not have thought to include puppets because they are kinesthetic
Jack – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great info!
Zenia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very specific examples were given to implement in the classroom. I really enjoyed it!
Marisol – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Melissa – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
I really liked many of the techniques she presented.
Mysti – NAVARRO ISD (verified owner) –
Love these strategies!
Jennifer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course. It has a lot of good ideas that can be immediately implemented in the classroom.
Cynthia – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed how kinesthetic manipulatives can be a great tool in the classroom.