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.
Gustavo – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
I learned some interesting perspectives on how to improve what I do to help my students engage.
kimberly – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and provided a lot of tools and resources to implement into my classroom
Christina – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
this is an excellent course; it would have been nice to have the handouts.
Charley – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Brian – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very well thought out.
Adalberto – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a good course overall. Some of the strategies might not be specific for your content. It is still a good because you can use some of the strategies that you can adapt to your content.
Andrew – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It was great.
Cynthia – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Had alot of helpful tips
Eva – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
While it seems to be well organized, it lacks the human element of in-person training. In person training would be more effective.
Richard – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very long course that could have been covered in about 1/3 the time it took. Most of the content was a grocery list of tools and tricks that teachers can adapt for their needs. I would prefer to consume this in a printed resource book. If this were not required by my school, I would not consume it. Sadly, there are some very good resources to help teachers work with G-T learners that I feel I am missing. I would much prefer to consume resources that were more in-depth and thoughtful.