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.
Elida – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies to improve our teaching that can be easily implemented in the classroom.
Beatriz E – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great material!
Lorena – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful, has great teacher resources.
Pamela – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I thin this was a great course. Gave several resources to help in the classroom.
Gilda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course offered lots of great information.
Norma – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Thank you so much. The content of this training is revelant to my needs as a teacher. I have learned a lot about how to work with GT students. I feel more confortable in identifying, assessing, and teaching.
Miguel – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I will definitely tell others about this course.
Daniel – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course for different creative ideas to incorporate into the classroom.
Joseph – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this particular course and felt it had a lot of very relevant information.
Keli – PALACIOS ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources!