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.
Ashley – PREMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to use and good information.
Shayna – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I found this very helpful and informative and I am excited to put a lot of it to use in the classroom.
Guadalupe – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is filled with effective information and strategies.
Mayra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all the resources that were in this course.
Nevien – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
very effective and productive
Teresa – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I appreciate all of the tips and overall thoughtful training.
Ryan – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Marcella – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Presenter is very knowledgeable about the content of this lesson.
Maria M. – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and like that the presenter took the time to include different strategies and resources for us to use in our classroom. She understand that they aren’t one size ffits all.
Carolina – Colegio Nueva Granada (verified owner) –
Amazing course full of resources easy to use right away in our classes.