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.
Cristina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The strategies were very interesting
Maria G – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course because Lisa, not only gives you updated resources, but she will demonstrate how to use them. This is great for not only my GT students but All.
Geneive – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the resources in this module and how it helps students become more engaged and active in lesson participation.
Katherine – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this section! It was great!
Deena – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the resources offered in this course to develop understanding of content for all types of student populations in my classroom.
Lenora – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Talked a lot about herself… monotonous
Erika – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the ideas but a lot where repeated from previous courses. It was also very personal to her which was great but as she mentions a lot of the resources may not apply to my content or the group of students I teach.
beatriz – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of strategies that I can implement in my lessons.
Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the course
Francisco – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The actual resources and web site recommendations are great