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.
Martin – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information on new teaching practices.
Elizabeth – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course with many resources to choose from. This allows me to start with some resources see how they work and those that don’t work so well I can easily switch to another.
Lauren – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Lisa’s resources are fabulous!
Gustavo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools to add to your class
Laura – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
Angela – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this section. I liked learning new and creative ways to be flexible and deliver content to students.
maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful information!
alfredo – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very inciteful, and helpful
Jennifer – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course had amazing ideas for adding interest and engagement in lesson planning,
Danna – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a course with great resources that you can use in the classroom.