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.
Ruben – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent Resources given that a teacher can take away with and practice in their classroom.
juan – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Lisa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Phenomenal, a plethora of information I can take back and use for my students!!!
Lelia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
A plethora of resources, great information
Matthew – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
A plethora of resources that can help teachers to present material in a variety of ways and also assess students in multiple aspects.
REGINA – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Its very useful!
Miriam – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and well presented
Amy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Lauren – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very good. learn a lot.
Hand out missing some examples.