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. Jamie – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –

    I thought this was a great course discussing what creative thinking looks like.

  2. Crystal – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    5 stars

  3. Israel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Gets it done.

  4. Griselda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    awesome ideas

  5. Shannon – HARPER ISD (verified owner) –

    This course gave some good ideas for strategies to use in the classroom.

  6. Kerri – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed hearing about fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality as they relate to creativity.

  7. Joan – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    This course filled me with new ideas to use with all of my students in my classroom. It has excited me with the possibilities of how I might make my class more interesting to my students.

  8. Brian – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –

    Great ideas for infusing expanded thinking into a classroom. Many of these can be done in a variety of subject areas and take very little time.

  9. Sheila – Fayette Local Schools (verified owner) –

    This course was awesome. The strategies to develop creative thinking skills in my students wlll be very useful.

  10. Fidel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I have learned interesting concepts and technique I can use in my classroom

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