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.
Olivia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The resources were great. They could be used for any content.
Sarah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
In this course a lot of valuable resources were offered that can be readily used and are free.
Michelle – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good Ideas/suggestions
Rubie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful in providing new strategies and activities for the classroom.
nancy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the coarse. I am having a little trouble finding the handouts though.
Maria Teresa – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
It was very light and easy to understand the core of it. (the essence)
Cynthia – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I gathered a lot of ideas that I can use in my classroom.
Irfan – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
very helpful and doable in most of the areas
Mallory – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning some of the tools to use in the classroom to provide more opportunities to learn.
Veronica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This cores was very information and gave lots of great ideas that can be used in the classroom and any grade level.