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.
Arnulfo – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the trainings. I learned many new strategies and resources. It was good to see that I already employ many of the strategies presented but knowledge is dynamic and I choose to continue finding ways to improve all of my students outcomes.
Wayne – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is my third favorite of those in the series.
Peter – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
The Gifted Guru was excellent!
Luis – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is simple and easy to follow!
Josephine – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Fun and engaging!!
Ana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I like how it started by explaining about creativity and why it is important in the classroom but I feel like midway to the end it was about giving resources to teach. I also saw this training as an overall for all students when I thought it would be specifically on how we reach or teach our GT students.
Kelly – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very helpful course. There are a lot of great tools and ideas shared.
Barbarita – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas with resources
Edgar – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This training has shown me new and fun ways to create activities, and maintain my students engagement throughout the lesson in a fun and friendly way.
Mariza – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course!