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.
Judith – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa has a wealth of knowledge on this subject and is a gifted presenter. I learned many valuable strategies and ideas that I can implement into my class.
Joe – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Got some good ideas from this course.
Melanie – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very resourceful course that provides a lot of information for teachers.
Adriana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course.
Merced – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Jessica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great
maria pilar – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great resources and ideas!
Yummy – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
Great
Maria – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I love it.
Jairus – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
There were many great ideas and resource presented in the course.