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.
Mariaelena – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting course. Learned many different strategies to use in my classroom.
Blair – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides many resources that are beneficial for the classroom, not just gifted students. From this course I have seen different ways to use the resources I have already been using.
Lance – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
An excellent resource including a wide variety of ideas that can be integrated into the classroom.
Deborah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
There are a lot of good strategies to use with your students, but it will take some time and planning on the teachers part to create these tools to use in their classrooms.
Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed all the resources in this training. Will definitely be adding some to my tool belt.
Crystal – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
so far so good, very informative and lots of resources
Jill – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The class was great, I only wish I had a copy of the handouts.
Mark – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. I learned about tons of resources that I will use.
Christie – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and activities for teachers and students
Consuelo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a good course, I like how it was structured and the reflective questions were a way for me to reflect on my own learning.