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.
SAMET – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It is a good course. It helped me to understand the needs of GT students.
Jeremy – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Overall I was happy with the course. I found some ideas that I can immediately implement in my classroom. Also, I am curious about learning more about FISH. That could be a great PD in itself.
Dollucy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Gives a lot of information and tools to use.
Lisa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
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Jenna – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
This course had valuable information.
Kristina – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources!
Maria – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course filled with great information.
Jessica – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great
Juan – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Barbara – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course has a lot of wonderful resources for new and experienced teachers.