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.
Jennifer – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Kathryn – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed all of the different resources mentioned in this course. The stories and examples kept it interesting, too.
Erin – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
it’s fine. Don’t see how I can use most of this considering the fact that districts are so strict with what a teacher can and cannot do.
Charles – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very helpful because I saw some activities that I can use to increase the learning of my students.
Ashley – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas presented in this course to make my classroom more engaging.
Stephanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course that helps add more to a teachers toolkit. It also broadens prospectives when trying to implement new activities in a classroom.
Nichelle – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. It gave me so many tools to be able to immediately take into the classroom.
Stephanie – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the variety of strategies and resources I can implement right away in my classroom.
Tiana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Great course!!
Aide – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
it was informational