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.
Diana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent. It provides so many resources that mostly all free.
Danielle – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It’s efficient.
Gabriele – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I was a GT student and this course was the one who hit home for me. It is a great tool to implement strategies with creativity and flexibility.
Katie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
It was really helpful.
Stacy – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informative. Thank you.
William – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
great
Erica – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
great
Yvonne – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
good sessions and information
Rachel – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
it was very informative.
Iris – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting and I like that it was self-paced.