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.
Juanita – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course. The presenter provided several helpful resources and ideas.
Neida – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed all the resources that are shared through this course.
Kimberly – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Martin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course!
Stephanie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Kristen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Outdated resources. But GREAT content and strategies!
patricia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
loaded with great information and tools
Catalina – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The course material was relevant and very detailed. I particularly favored all the resources available in this course.
MARIA – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is an indispensable tool for educators. It provides you with a wide range of practical examples, resources and content knowledge to put in practice into your classroom.
Julia – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
It has a lot of great ideas to use with higher grade levels. Some of the ideas can definitely be adjusted to lower grade levels.