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.
Veronica – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very good course.
Paula – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the way that she explained everything and gave so many different ideas and tools to incorporate what I learned in the classroom.
Kimberly – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
There a so many different ideas that are offered in this course that would be very useful in the classroom.
Alexandra – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was informational
Michelle – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars
Norma – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about things that I could use in the classroom.
Megan – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides a lot of information and great resources for teachers.
Julie – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great activities that you can use in your classroom.
Kelly – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa is so creative and knowledgeable. I really learned so many things from her that I can take and use in my classroom this year. I loved the course!
Megan – MANOR ISD (verified owner) –
The resources make the training more personalized by seeing examples that could work for many different functions.