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.
Cynthia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Cute ideas and speaker was very relatable.
Norma – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
excellent presenter.
excellent ideas for classroom teachers
Mary – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
Very interesting. There is a lot that I learned and some of the materials I plan to order
Amanda – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner) –
Great ideas to increase student engagement!
Tricia – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of valuable information about how to incorporate more kinesthetics into my classroom.
Lauren – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
There are a lot of creative ideas to use!
Emily – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Kyle – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
Good information provided. Be sure to download the course handout from the resources section.
Christy – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas
Brittney – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
fun and useful information to make learning fun to learn and to teach!