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.
Imelda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting presenter.
Imelda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it. Informative and insightful.
Yolanda – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very formative for GT teaching and regular students.
Robert – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Efficient, informative, and engaging.
Patricia – Pilot (verified owner) –
I have been bored to tears taking other online GT courses. Lisa was actually really amazing and helpful! I wrote down so many things that I am excited to try!!
Roxanne – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Informative and diverse.
Sandra – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
In this course, reflective questioning and ability to review participants’ answers increases the learning.
Shawn – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
it was great and I learned a lot.
Dawn – PALACIOS ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and got some cool new website ideas.
Yaritza – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was an amazing experience.