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.
Carlos – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Good job,
Matthew – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Nicholas – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
A wealth of knowledge in this course.
Traci – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
This course show that there are TONS of creative ways to add play into your content area.
Jennifer – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all of the resources provided. Although, I would like to see an update on what is used now like google docs, sheets, slides.
Luis – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the skills and strategies shared! Will definitely be implementing some!
Jeremias – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
It feels like most of the content is being stretched out needlessly.
Amaris – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
The course is not nearly as concise as I would like it to be.
Deborah – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
This course is a great resource for multiple methods of teaching.
Liliana – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and provides a lot of useful classroom resources! Very excited to try a lot of them.