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.
Tiffany – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Many good ideas on how to be creative, flexible, and alive while working with students.
Shantelle – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because there was so much info and activities to use in my classroom.
Belinda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources and activities.
Traci – Franklin Local Schools (verified owner) –
Contains from great ideas!
Alissa – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course, as I did all of Lisa Van Gemert’s material
Kelly – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This training was fantastic!! I loved everything about it. This wraps 5 days of online training with Lisa and I can honestly say, I’m going to miss hearing her voice and learning from her! I feel inspired again . . . thank you so much!
Nora – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was awesome! It opened my mind to new strategies. It gave great strategies to use along with very useful websites.
Arlina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I took away a few resources to use in my classroom.
Lyndi – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I LOVE learning from Lisa. She has so many great stories and valuable tools.
Oralia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful, full of resources