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.
Jesus – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Very detailed and well informed/professional instructor.
Ivan – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the different resources provided with examples really made the difference in watching the videos and learning from them.
Crystal – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful because it provided many strategies that I may apply right away.
Maribel – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
Michelle – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really loved all the ideas! They truly add creativity to the classroom which pushes students to greater engagement and deeper thinking. However, I’d love to see more ideas for the online classroom, please.
Erin – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. I plan on using a lot of the ideas in my own classroom.
Devin – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was great
Katherine – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
I learned about a lot of resources and instructional strategies that I can use in my classroom.
lindsey – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
learned a ton of information not only for GT students but for any classroom.
Audra – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources and strategies (can be applied to all populations GT/Sped etc)