Beyond Boredom – Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

"I’m bored!" This is a dreaded phrase for parents and teachers alike, but there’s more to it than you might realize. Boredom itself is an extremely interesting topic to study, and understanding it better will help you engage students in meaningful ways to help overcome the mental block that boredom can cause. In this 1-hour course Lisa Van Gemert explains the research on boredom and how to conquer it in the classroom.  
After taking this course, check out the Virtual Extended Learning Session with Lisa Van Gemert: Going Deeper with Beyond Boredom.

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Description

There’s nothing worse than a boring class or game, but is there really such a thing? Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., begins this course with the very interesting statement that no activity or subject is inherently boring. In this course, you will discover that boredom is not dull at all! By understanding it better, you can help your students overcome boredom in order to engage fully in a task or a topic. In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
  • The definition of boredom
  • Causes and contributing factors of boredom
  • Methods and strategies for overcoming and preventing boredom

Extend your learning and earn another CPE credit! This course has a recorded Virtual Extended Learning Session where Lisa Van Gemert provides strategies and application tips. Click Here: Going Deeper with Beyond Boredom

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1471 reviews for Beyond Boredom – Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word

  1. Rocio – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting!

  2. Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was interesting as it gives you a look at what boredom is and how we can reduce boredom in the classroom.

  3. Lisa – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    This gives me a different perspective.

  4. Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    very informational

  5. Nydia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting to see the different elements that are contributing factors to boredom.

  6. sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting

  7. Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    intresting.

  8. Seth – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    Good training

  9. Melissa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting content.

  10. chris – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  11. Kimberly – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Helpful in understanding the effects of boredom.

  12. Corinne – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Helped me to rethink what boredom actually is and its causes.

  13. Claudia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This training was interesting, but too long for this information

  14. Brooke – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Great info about boredom

  15. Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Nice!

  16. Leslie – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very interesting. I learned a lot of ways to combat boredom in my classroom.

  17. Susan – BRAZOS ISD (verified owner) –

    This course really explains the causes of boredom and strategies to use to help overcome boredom.

  18. Rachel – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    Excellent course! The speaker was knowledgeable and paced it very well.

  19. Anna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course helps you know more about how boredom can come about in your students, how to deal with it, and to create an learning environment of student’s interest.

  20. Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  21. Roxanne Selee – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This course creates reflection on your classes, and brings to mind certain students. It offers insight on ways to address boredom in your classroom.

  22. Mark – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Overall, this is a good course. There are a good number of things that can help teachers fight student boredom in the classroom.

  23. Paulette – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –

    Presenter was very thorough. She definitely had done her research.

  24. Leeann – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    Very interesting and great strategies for helping a “bored” student.

  25. Felicia – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    Nice to understand boredom in students.

  26. Jair – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is informative, but it probably could have conveyed the same information in about 20 minutes. You don’t really reach any applicable strategies until the last 20% of the video(s) and by then I was relatively bored.

  27. Deedy – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    I would not take this course again.

  28. Shannon – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  29. Carolyn – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting course!

  30. Tammy – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting.

  31. Stefani – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was a good explanation of the causes of boredom and strategies to keep boredom out of the classroom.

  32. Paula – HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I liked it.

  33. Arian – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –

    I really dislike this presenter. However, the material she presented was of some using my classroom

  34. Amanda – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    To keep kids from not getting board as easily.

  35. Myrna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    excellent

  36. Caitlin – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    It was great.

  37. Camillia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting to learn that boredom is actually necessary.

  38. Victoria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It gave me different ways to deal with boredom in my class

  39. Leticia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It brought alot of interesting points and provided options to help reduce boredom in the classroom.

  40. Viviana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved it. It taught me how to differentiate when a child is bored

  41. Rebecca – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting course!

  42. Elise – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Good intro to thinking about how to combat boredom in class.

  43. Lee Ann – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    To be honest, it was a bit boring to me because it was simply a lecture. More engagement would be good!

  44. Robin – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    There’s a lot of talking points and great strategies and advice.

  45. Sarah – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas on ways to combat boredom in the classroom.

  46. Jennifer – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    At times it was too long and I started to lose some interest in some areas.

  47. Shannon – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  48. Tori – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great awareness on boredom.

  49. Sandra – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting!

  50. Evelina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course to realize how to identify level of boredom in your class in order to adjust lessons.

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