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.
Lisa – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Helpful
Jesus – Pilot (verified owner) –
Informative and helpful
Amber – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This has a lot of great resources and ideas!
Rachel – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Lynn – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
I got many ideas from this course to use in my classroom.
Jessica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The resources for creating and generating rubrics are very informative.
Tonja – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very good
Sara – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Karen – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Love the presenter. She is nice to listen to and has so many ideas!
Alison – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
Great