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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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”. 

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

  1. Janice – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –

    Love the ideas of using creativity in the classroom through activities and games into the thinking skills of: fluency, flexibility, elaboration and originality. You can take what you learn right to the classroom yet can adapt to your grade level of subject.

  2. Carla – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner) –

    This is a great course with useable classroom strategies for expanding student thinking.

  3. Juan – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  4. Genessa – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    This was fantastic! There are a lot of techniques in this course that I will definitely be able to transfer into my own teaching.

  5. Sandra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    I would give it a five star for this course because this information is quite helpful to encourage critical, genuine thinking skills.

  6. Betty – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked the simple yet practical approach to the 4 Basic Creative Thinking Skills and the activities that can be used to help students become better creative thinkers.

  7. Brenda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    It is self paced, and provides a ton of great strategies, along with examples to help you understand how to implement them in your class.

  8. Sara – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  9. Andree – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved all the examples of lesson structures.

  10. Gregg – CARDINAL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Good creative ideas to engage the GT as well as the others in the class. Great presentation skills that invite thinking.

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