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.
CARLOS – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
great information and resources
Ihsan – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Awesome
Tonya – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course is great with sharing many variety of resources.
Damian – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a good course that is good for developing creative lesson plans.
Emine – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Its a good training but its too long.
Tavio – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Spectacular course. A must for every educator!
Mary – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Amazing resources were shared in order to help my effectiveness as a teacher improve and my students can gain from what they are learning.
Steven – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO) (verified owner) –
I like the variety of examples given.
Felisha – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I think this course provided great instructional strategies and activities for the classroom.
Kimberly – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Lots of applicable ideas and resources