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.
Abby – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I didn’t like the overshare part in the 3-4 module. We already live these experiences that other educators ruin. It was very wordy since the get-go.
Teresa – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning about all the available resources to promote creativity in the classroom.
Matthew – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa is well-organized, and she presents the information in a way that allows you to brainstorm how each lesson or resource might be used in your particular setting.
Cressa – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked that there are many ideas for any content. Lisa’s personal stories about how the ideas worked in her classroom help me to get ideas about how I could use the ideas in my classroom as well.
Claire – BLANCO ISD (verified owner) –
There are a lot of great strategies that I plan on using. However, it is very dated.
Diana – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty good
Ashley – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
At times, it was hard to see her screen when she showed some of the resources and links.
Mark – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I think it has a lot of great info and ideas!
Whitney – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I found it very informative
Trevor – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course is good because you can access it at your own pace. Some of the ideas are new to me and I will try some of them over the next yrar.