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.
Karla – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Sarah – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
She tends to go too in detail about certain sites.
Lindsay – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas given and good resources available!
Kayla – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this source and the information it provided.
Carrie – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course with content that could be applicable for different age groups.
Angela – GREENEVIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course provided a range of creative activities for the classroom. Having used many of the activities before (or very similar activities), I felt affirmed in my instructional choices. I was also happy to discover a few new activities and strategies.
Melissa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I love all the resource ideas and the FISH classroom mentality.
Britanie – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
I will enjoyed this course and highly appreciate all of the resources given.
Kristina – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Good Resources
Denise – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
Some really good, fresh ideas.