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.
Jacob – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This has been my favorite GT course to take!
Lori – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I find the course to be informative.
Stephanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent. It allowed me to see different strategies and techniques that I can implement into making the lessons student driven.
Carla – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and great tools to use in our classrooms.
Myshyia – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very informative. I would recommend it to others.
Roger – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful with the different resources.
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation. The list of resources are great!
Marjorie – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great! I learned New instructional strategies I can implement in my classroom with GT students
Abelardo – Private Pay (verified owner) –
excellent
Sarah – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is equipped with knowledge to assist classroom and student needs.