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.
cymbre – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
it was very informative and gace great ideas
Celina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course explains why movement is important to learning and then the presenters gives examples of activities that can done in the classroom with both younger and older students alike.
Martha – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Tami – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner) –
Great ideas to get kids motivated!
JULIE – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation and useful ideas that can be easily implemented right away!
ALICIA M – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course really helped to reinforce the need for students to move in order to be successful.
Delise – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I love it. So many ideas to choose from.
Coby – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This was great, fantastic ideas
Chryssa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Learned a variety of ways to use Kinesthetic Activities in the classroom.
Edward – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to keep students engaged and on task.