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.
Jennifer – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I liked hearing all of the new and actually useful ideas that were shared.
Debra – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative And Helpful Strategies!
Michaelene – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great resources and engaging presentation
Cody – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Did not meet expectation
Terri – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
There are many great ideas for primary classrooms.
Andrea – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
I love the ideas presented.
Nikki – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
More great ideas!!!
Erick – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course provided with different kinesthetic activities that could be implemented in the classroom to help students focus on the lesson.
Angela – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Spent too much time sharing her puppets.
Karen – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a great deal on how to keep my students engaged by getting up and moving! I can’t wait to implement these strategies into my own classroom!