Creativity & Instructional Strategies (6 Hour)

$90.00

Rated 4.80 out of 5 based on 1176 customer ratings

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

Leave behind the glitter and glue dots. Creativity in the classroom is less about art projects and more about helping students develop creative thinking skills. In this six-hour course, “Creativity and Instructional Strategies,” Lisa Van Gemert guides teachers through an in-depth look at how to bring creative instruction into their classrooms. Discover resources, inspiration, and knowledge that will make educators excited about teaching with creativity.

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SKU GIGU-327 Categories Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Gifted, Gifted Guru, Instructional Strategies, Lisa Van Gemert Tags Creativity and Instructional Strategies, elementary, Gifted, GT, OAGC HOTS, ODE competency a, secondary

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.

Ms. Van Gemert uses data and research to explain the educational and personal benefits that students gain when they learn to think creatively. She addresses common myths about creativity, such as that it’s only useful for lower elementary grades or for certain subjects. After taking this course educators will have the resources, inspiration, and knowledge they need to make their classrooms engaging and exciting through creativity.

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Hours	6 Hours
Organization	Gifted Guru
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lisa Van Gemert
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

1176 reviews for Creativity & Instructional Strategies (6 Hour)

Rated 5 out of 5

Lacy – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) – July 13, 2022

I love this course taught by Lisa. It was so informative. I love all of the resources she shared with us. I am a second year teacher, so this Professional Development was amazing for me.
Rated 4 out of 5

Margaret – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) – July 17, 2022

This was very helpful and insightful.
Rated 4 out of 5

Toby – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) – July 18, 2022

Very well thought out with a lot of good information.
Rated 4 out of 5

Adrienne – BETH YESHURUN DAY SCHOOL (verified owner) – July 18, 2022

Great course for ideas to implement into the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kameron – Private Pay (verified owner) – July 19, 2022

A very well put professional development.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rebeka – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – July 19, 2022

Very easy to follow along to
Rated 5 out of 5

Karen – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) – July 19, 2022

Well planned and new and challenging ideas.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sonia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – July 20, 2022

It is a very informative course and very well constructed.
Rated 5 out of 5

Daphney – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) – July 20, 2022

I really enjoyed this course, it gave me new strategies to implement into my everyday classroom to make myself and my students more successful
Rated 4 out of 5

Vickie – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) – July 20, 2022

I found every part of this course of great value. I had never heard of the majority of the programs and am excited to use them during the up coming year!