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.
Isabel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Janis – PAWNEE ISD (verified owner) –
Many great ideas!
Alyssa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course I enjoyed the sharing of resources in this one.
MOHANA KRISHNA – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This is a wonderful and purposeful course. It is highly useful to the teachers of all subjects in their content areas. This course enables teachers more creative and innovative.
Quinesha – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information.
Lara – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned several teaching strategies that I will implement in my class. It was a good course.
ANA ISABEL – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
5! 🙂
Alejandro – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative
Kristen – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful!
Andres – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!