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.
Melissa – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate the quotes and resources given during this course.
Taylor – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course. I was highly entertained.
Ryan – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Hanneke – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent training with a lot of resources. I do wish that I could have a copy of the handout pages that she referenced throughout, or that they were in the notes.
Amapola – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
It was helpful and informative
William – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was well thought out and very informative. I wish there would have been visuals of the actual examples.
matthew – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I was very interesting and I like the list of resources that I did not know were available.
BRENDA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I got great ideas!!!
An – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The course was easy to follow and understand. It gave teachers hand on information, ideas, assessment how to integrate back to our classroom. I love it.
Jessica – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Many useful resources that can be implemented in the classroom are given and how to use them.