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.
Ricardo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great and informative.
Rocio – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course! Thank you for the opportunity!
Kristen – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the course because of how applicable it is to my classroom. Many strategies that were shared, I would immediately use some of them in my lessons as soon as the next day because of how much I liked them. I also enjoyed the many resources we were given.
Sumeyye – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
simply excellent
Stephanie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I thought it was engaging and useful
Edgar – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great and informative Course
Carol – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
There were several great resources shared.
BETSY – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great!
Gabriela – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Jennifer – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa Van Gelt is GOLD. I walked away with a ton of ideas on things to implement in my classroom! One of the best PDs I have ever watched!