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.
Dezarae – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned numerous creative strategies and activities that I can use in my classroom.
Nihan – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
very good
Luis – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great Lessons
Kathryn – Private Pay (verified owner) –
There was so much useful information in this course that I found myself stopping the presentation and working on projects related to the topics for my classroom because I didn’t want to forget!
Arghya – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This is an awesome course
Julie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I would rate this a 4. It is full of good free resources that any teacher can use in their classrooms.
Melissa – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Presentation was lacking, but resources made up for it.
Teresa – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
She provides us with great resources but she is also an incredible resource herself. She is so knowledgeable and helps us to understand where she is coming from and why we need to know what she is telling us.
Laurie – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
helpful resources, if you are taking it online – there is no way to refer to handouts and that is not helpful – for instance , questioning strategies ? they are on the handout that we can’t see
Mariana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was good information.