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. Mayani – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    This session was informative especially the part where the definition of boredom is covered and how it may not be boredom but in fact distraction.

  2. Veronica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    This would have been a lot better if we could have had some activities that engage the learner.

  3. Stephen – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner)

    This is important information as educators. We need engagement.

  4. Lori – BURLESON ISD (verified owner)

    It takes her a while to lay the foundation for the discussion of boredom, but ultimately she offers multiple quality ideas and strategies for helping students overcome boredom and creating a classroom environment that does not contribute to boredom.

  5. Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Interesting.

  6. Kim – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner)

    Some interesting thoughts.

  7. miriam – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    I like how the presenter brings many of her own experiences to enhance the discussion of the topic.

  8. Rocio – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    Very helpful

  9. Chere – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    Great ideas for understand and preventing boredom in your classroom.

  10. Angelita – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    I enjoyed learning about the reasons students get bored. I wished she would have demonstrated ways to keep them more engaged.

  11. Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    informational and interesting

  12. Debbie – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner)

    Great strategies for overcoming boredom in class.

  13. Erin – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner)

    I learned some interesting things/activities that I can incorporate into my classes to help students be more engaged and less bored.

  14. Manuela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    Excellent very insightful.

  15. Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    You get a bettering understanding of the word boredom and how to keep it less boring in class.

  16. Melissa – CONROE ISD (verified owner)

    This session did not meet my expectations.

  17. Marie – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner)

    This course was very interesting. It was full of relevant information! The presenter was awesome!

  18. Roxanna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner)

    I have never put as much thought into boredom.

  19. sheila – BURLESON ISD (verified owner)

    interesting information

  20. Olivia – SPRING ISD (verified owner)

    This course taught me some practical strategies to prevent boredom in my classroom.

  21. Debbie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Lisa is a GREAT presenter!

  22. Cynthia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    This course was somewhat informational, but did not really meet my expectations.

  23. Anna – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner)

    Great information! Interesting speaker.

  24. Rachel – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting!

  25. Victoria – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner)

    It is difficult to watch someone talking the entire time

  26. Cynthia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    Excellent training! Loved the presenter…definitely not boring at all!!! Lots of useful information that I will definitely be using in my class!

  27. Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    I taught this was a very interesting course in learning how to combat boredom in the classroom.

  28. Ernesto – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner)

    Good Strategies provided to deal or handle Boredom

  29. Donita – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    great course

  30. Patricia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    Great explanation of the meaning of boredom. Loved the ways to engage students in keeping them from becoming bored.

  31. Marie – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Presenter is very interesting, informative, and insightful

  32. Zulema – UNITED ISD (verified owner)

    Good content but too much talking with no note visuals.

  33. Nora – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    I learned a lot of interesting strategies to deal with boredom.

  34. Kasey – PEARLAND ISD (verified owner)

    Great course! I enjoyed her solutions to boredom.

  35. Pamela – BOERNE ISD (verified owner)

    The information presented was helpful for the elementary classroom and the strategies cited will be useful.

  36. Lori – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner)

    There was a lot of information in the course. However, I’m a visual learning and not so much an auditory learner. There was a lot of talking without notes that were written.

  37. Garrett – CONROE ISD (verified owner)

    Excellent! Thank you Lisa!

  38. Omar – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    The course was interesting and informative with causes and strategies to cope with boredom.

  39. Julie – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner)

    I learned a lot about boredom, what causes boredom, and how to address boredom

  40. Stacy – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner)

    The presenter was very engaging and the material covered was interesting.

  41. Claudia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

    Even if it’s about boredom, it was actually very interesting.

  42. Janet – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    Some good information

  43. Vonna – Mobile County School District (verified owner)

    Lots of practical strategies. One of the best courses I have taken. Take notes because she fits a lot of information into this course and she talks fast. 🙂

  44. Jennifer – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner)

    Interesting to learn more about the basics of boredom and what causes it in the classroom.

  45. Kimberly – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner)

    Informative, but lengthy

  46. Blanca M – Private Pay (verified owner)

    Bring new life to classroom practice that does not keep students engage.

  47. Wendy – Mobile County School District (verified owner)

    This course was very insightful.

  48. Amanda – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner)

    Interesting information that I will be using in my classroom to try to combat boredom.

  49. Melissa – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner)

    This class provided a lot of ideas to prevent boredom in the classroom, which was good.

  50. Mary – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    I really needed this course to make me aware of what boredom really is, as well as to help all levels of learners in my classroom.

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