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.
Valerie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Love learning about different strategies and activities to use in the classroom
EMILY – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Good information and resources
Dena – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Lots of great activities!!!
Jonathan – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Its great!!!
Sarah – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting
Kathaleen – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I really liked this PD, computer sites, and all of information.
Marcela – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was great! =)
Shawna – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I learned so much from this course. I enjoyed being sharpened.
Emily – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I liked this one the best, because it gave a lot of examples of activities.
Lenne – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD – SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT (verified owner) –
lots of good info