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.
Holly – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. I think I have learned more in courses from Ms. Van Germet than any other professional development.
Paul – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I don’t know what happened with the last few courses, but the sound would pop up sometimes or not at all. For the final course there was zero sound, I wound up reading from the “Notes” tab. So glad that was an option. I tried different laptops and logging off and on as well.
Roberta – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –
i think this course has amazing information that can be used in the classroom but can be a little overwhelming with all the information. I wish there were materials we could have downloaded.
Teresa – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great and had lots of great information that I will be able to use.
Savanah – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
I love all of the ideas and resources provided.
Gary – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I like the practical application and examples provided in this training.
Gilbert C – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great ideas!
Paola – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course and the way Lisa explains everything with real life examples.
Javier – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course is a bit long but has a lot of good content and is interesting in some of the lessons.
Elsa – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
Of course we need this not just for GT students but all teachers would benefit from learning how to FISH!