Description
Incorporating creativity into the classroom isn’t just about making art projects or decorations. It’s about teaching students to approach problems creatively and become richer, deeper thinkers. Lisa Van Gemert, award-winning educational consultant, guides teachers through an in-depth look at how to bring creative instruction into their classrooms. This six-hour course, “Creativity and Instructional Strategies,” dives deep into what creativity is and how to use it in the classroom.
In this course educators will learn about:
- How creativity affects a student’s learning
- Resources for cultivating a creative classroom
- Creative activities
- Humor and creativity
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.
Alejandro – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Brianda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Virginia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
This course is full of information, strategies and tools to implement in any content area!
Laura – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Leticia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I think Lisa is very informational and teaches a lot of great tools for teachers to add to their toolkit. I took the course online so I’m not sure how to get access to the handouts she gave but those also look like they could be very informational.
Ruben – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great for ideas in the classroom.
Gabriela – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
This course has great ideas and great resources that can be used the next day in the classroom.
Alfredo – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Jabeth – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
its great
Sonia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I love that I am learning new resources.