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.
Dustin – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
There are several gems of tips and resources in this training.
Jordan – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Very engaging!
Yessica – Pilot (verified owner) –
I have enjoyed watching and completing every step. It is straight to the point.
Mia – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I thought the course was full of great information and resources that I can utilize in my classroom. It was valuable to me.
frank – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Yeah, it was great.
Vanessa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course! I learned new resources and strategies to help my students.
Maricel – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
Plenty of great resources and suggestions as to how to implement them in the classroom were introduced.
Margarita – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
GT UPDATES
Ethem – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it.
Josiah – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
The course is very detailed and gives many different useful exercises that a teacher could apply in their class, not just general topics.