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.
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and had a lot of good resources to use in the classroom
Cindy – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I like the resources presented and will be using them in my classroom.
Aaron – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course but very time consuming.
Yvette – PREMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Many new ideas to use in the classroom
Kevin – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Some good ideas, but many of the “tech tools” suggested are out of date.
Rachel – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information with practical classroom use.
Jaqueline – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course.
Sylvia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I’m really enjoying the lessons and ideas shared with us.
Fatima – PREMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and helpful and learned some strategies that I can utilize in the lessons.
Valerie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoy all of her insightful ideas and examples on how to use all the many resources discussed in class..