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.
Cori – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and gave me a new list of ideas to try in my classroom.
Yanitza – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
I like the way she presented the topic and the resources provided.
Alejandro – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course.
Calys – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great resources!
Maria – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course with tons of resources that can be used to any degree/content area, to make learning entertaining and challenging.
Leah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and very applicable!
Bethany – NORTH ZULCH ISD (verified owner) –
Course is interesting
Rebecca – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
enjoyed
Jordyn – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course had some interesting strategies, but there wasn’t too much I learned that would help me. Some of the resources are the same as in the other courses. It also is slow at some points. I did however like some of the game ideas.
Courtney – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources! Very informative!