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.
Cynthia – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
great resources!
Nora – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent. Very informative.
Xochitl – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I got a lot of ideas from this course.
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Amazing course. I loved the resources provided.
Perla – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is great
Raul – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful and I really enjoyed it.
Jose – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information and techniques and strategies!
Phillip – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
very good training, a must for teachers to up their game.
John – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I would love to sit in one of these sessions live. I thoroughly enjoyed them and they were so informative.
Lisa – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful resources. She was concise and provided many amazing examples of taking it to real life classrooms!