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.
Candace – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This had lots of resources
Wendy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great idean and activities to use in the classroom.
Jackie – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to be inspiring with the proper mix of professional information and useful resources.
Sharon – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This was valuable and I got many immediately application ideas.
Angela – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informational and good with resources and ideas.
Adrianna – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was chunked very well and easily understandable.
Leslie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great teacher for busy teachers!
Maria – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This provided me an abundance of resources!
Melissa – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was worthwhile. I learned many new things that I plan to implement next school year. The presenter is knowledgeable and her presentation follows a logical progression.
Izsabel – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course provided me with many resources and strategies that I can use in my own classroom.