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.
Pablo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it !
Ashlee’ – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
The instructor was very interesting, creative and informed us about a lot of free & helpful resources.
I learned a lot of interactive teaching strategies that I know the students will enjoy.
She brought the fun back into the classroom, without sacrificing authentacy.
Sally – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I really like the sharing of resources at the beginning of modules. This primes the thinking plus such a great help during the time in the U.S. classrooms where we are teaching both face to face and remotely. The technology resources will be so helpful as we have become more dependent on technology tools.
SCOTT – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyable, but having that same speaker throughout the entire presentation becomes cumbersome.
Valeria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the content of this module a lot!
Valerie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very interesting course.
Bindu – The Galloway School (verified owner) –
I have immensely enjoyed this course and learned how to be a more creative and flexible teacher for my students.
Diana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course
Gregoria – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Lisa shares many ideas, resources, and strategies that are directly applicable to the classroom. She is an engaging presenter and is very knowledgeable.
Andres – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
The course and content of the course was great and enjoyable. However, the length of the course can be difficult to manage.