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.
Reynaldo – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome.
Callie – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was helpful and relatable to my content and students
Megan – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
I found the information about rubrics and creative teaching strategies helpful and engaging.
Nessa – MONTGOMERY ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives a lot of creative ideas and strategies to utilize in the classroom!
Marcel – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
wonderful course full of needed information.
Moriah – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely loved this course! I learned so much information and am walking away with so many resources to use in my classroom.
Xochitl – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I really liked the information that was provided in this training but would’ve preferred to have the training live.
Sophie – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of helpful tools and ideas to implement!
Sarah – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Informative
Brandy – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
great information, speaker really knows great information shared