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.
Vanessa – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the ideas and resources shared in this presentation. It helped to see a different perspective in the classroom.
CONCHITA – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
excellent
Taylor – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It provided great resources to begin using in the classroom immediately.
Liza – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course offered many creative ways to teach content to students in a fun way.
Calandra – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It was very help and I learned a lot of useful information to use in my classroom.
Rosa – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. Easy to follow through.
Johnatan – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
good
Melinda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was chalk full of ideas to engage students. The presenter was knowledgeable and was able to convey her message in a way that engaged me.
Rita – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It was good information, but the content seems to be geared to older students.
Ginny – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It had a lot of great ideas and different way to help your students out in the classroom.