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.
Edna – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was wonderful. It offers lots of wonderful ideas that I am very excited about implementing in my classroom.
Laura – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very practical, there was no wasted time, but all great information.
Priya – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Geared more for teachers who are new to differentiating. Huge fan of Ms Gemert. but this was pretty basic compared to some of her other courses
Madison – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Full of great information.
Briana – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I would tell others to take this course absolutely. This has been eye-opening, informative, and beneficial for my learning and for the learning of my children.
Gwen – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Another valuable course — thanks!
Luis – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate the resources provided to foster creativity with sudents.
Richard – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information for me to build my own toolkit.
rachel – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very interesting and has good information a teacher can use in the classroom.
Serdar – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It is great.