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.
tiffany – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It had a lot of good content.
Fatima – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very thorough and easy to follow.
Jennifer – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the course. There were many great resources and explanations of how best to implement them and why.
Kristen – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Amanda – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely love this course. I liked every single part of it. I think that all teachers should be required to take it. I have been teaching for 15 years, and I learned so much. I wish I would have taken this 15 years ago.
Sabrina – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a good course for developing different strategies and activities for students.
sara – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful.
Monica – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome! Love it!
Jennifer – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa is extremely smart and always comes up with different ideas and resources. I love her seminars.
Emerald – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I genuinely enjoyed this course. I learned about a lot of different resources that promote creativity.