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.
Lee – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I rate this course a 5. It blesses teachers with great strategies/activities to help motivate, encourage, and generate excitement for our students in the classroom.
Elizabeth – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful with many resources. Thank you for all the information.
Savannah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I felt like this course was not specific to GT education. I also feel like I did not really learn anything that I didn’t already know. The websites are also outdated. There are so many cool tech tools available now that would be helpful to learn about.
Derek – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Roberto – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great resource for novice and veteran teachers!
diana – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is wonderful for lower grades, however I found myself checking out at many of the elementary level strategies. Online training is preferable though.
Cynthia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided excellent strategies to take back to the classroom.
Kristi – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
The information presented is very beneficial and will make me a better teacher.
Tylor – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Brianna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!