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.
Nancy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great! I wish we could see all the handouts in the online training. I also wished it had captions.
Carol – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent — highly recommend
Kristen – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Sylvia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great activities to use in my classroom.
Linda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The ideas and resources presented are valuable information. I would certainly implement this in the classroom.
Bailey – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Rebekah – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course. Lots of great ideas and games to take back to the classroom.
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course had lots of great ideas and strategies to use in the classroom.
Tracy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and great resources presented that can be used by a variety of content area teachers
Ashley – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Love all of the new resources and strategies to better reach and teach students.