Infusing Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills in the Gifted Classroom (3-Hour)

$50.00

Presenter: Bob Iseminger, Pieces of Learning
Core Area: Creativity & Instruction
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 3

Creativity is elusive. It’s hard to put a grade on, or test for creativity. As a result, it is often devalued in traditional learning environments. Bob Iseminger believes that infusing creativity back into our classrooms is essential for the success of our gifted and talented students.

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SKU POL-206 Categories Bob Iseminger, Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Pieces of Learning Tags Creativity and Instructional Strategies, elementary, Gifted, giftedness, GT, OAGC HOTS, ODE competency a, secondary

Description

Over the last decade creativity and creative thought have been de-emphasized because of a strong focus on standardized testing education. In this 3-hour course, Bob Iseminger discusses the importance of developing creativity and provides strategies for embedding creativity development in classroom lessons and content.

In this course, you will receive:

Definitions and characteristics of creative thinking
An inventory of students’ creative processes
An overview of the four basic creative thinking skills
Practical strategies for building fluency, flexibility and elaboration

Presenter Bio

Bob Iseminger has over 25 years of experience in public education as a classroom teacher, math resource teacher, and coordinator of a gifted education magnet center. He has worked in both urban and suburban settings at the elementary and middle school levels, and in a consulting capacity with high school students. Mr. Iseminger currently serves as a staff development consultant for school districts nationwide in addition to presenting at state gifted conferences. He is the co-author of several books including “Cultivating Classroom Conversations” and “Choice and Challenge: Engaging Anchor Activities for the Differentiated Classroom”.

Additional information

Core Area	Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Hours	3 Hours
Organization	Pieces of Learning
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Bob Iseminger
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies

594 reviews for Infusing Creativity and Creative Thinking Skills in the Gifted Classroom (3-Hour)

Rated 5 out of 5

Angelica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 17, 2019

I like that it was self paced and I could re-watch as necessary.
Rated 5 out of 5

Perla – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 18, 2019

It was informative and to the point. I like how it was set up and the step by step videos.
Rated 5 out of 5

Elinor – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 20, 2019

Great presentation!
Rated 5 out of 5

Jose – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – November 22, 2019

It was great
Rated 5 out of 5

Janet – Private Pay (verified owner) – November 25, 2019

This was a great course. I have many new ideas to take back to my classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) – November 26, 2019

A lot of great ideas to use in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Carol – SPRING ISD (verified owner) – November 27, 2019

Great speaker with wonderful hands on ideas for every classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sylvia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – November 30, 2019

I really enjoyed and took notes on all the strategies to further challenge all my students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Carrie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – December 2, 2019

It had useful examples.
Rated 5 out of 5

Crissette – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – December 2, 2019

Convenient and gives great information to use in our classroom.