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.
Eunice – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I like the these ideas but “they” want rigor but we can’t take time to teach skills that should have been mastered in elementary school.
Amanda – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great new movement ideas!
Sara – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
In my opinion it is important for students to be allowed to moe.
Sheila – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the ideas for movement.
Liz – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this! Great presentation that gave me many great ideas.
Griselda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting! Lots of things that can be used for all grade levels and all subjects!
Antonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Claudia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
AWESOME!
Brian – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
There were great ideas presented that are easy to implement immediately.
Romeo – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It wasn’t bad, but like I previously stated, I personally felt it was for a younger population.