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. Lynnette – ANTWERP LOCAL (verified owner)

    It was helpful in realizing what boredom truly is and offers ways to prevent it in the classroo.

  2. Macray – DAYTON CITY (verified owner)

    I like it because I was always told that boredom was something to avoid but I was never told what I could do to really try to avoid it.

  3. Gabriel – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    Good course

  4. teresa – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner)

    These modules gave a lot of great information on differences processes that cause boredom and how to elevate some issues with boredom.

  5. Mischel – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    Great information that could help students in the class overcome boredom.

  6. chad – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner)

    Enjoyed this very much

  7. elaine – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting and good ideas!

  8. Priscilla – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

    It was interesting.

  9. Molly – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner)

    Highly recommend!

  10. Andrea – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    It was a helpful class, especially in terms of understanding what boredom actually is and how to combat it in class.

  11. Lorena – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    It was an interesting course because it helped me to understand how to make a less boring class.

  12. Chere – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    It was good. Kind of eye opening. Suggestion for more activities.

  13. Jose – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner)

    As informative as this course was, it was a bit monotone and therefore, ironically, a bit boring.

  14. Lorena – ALICE ISD (verified owner)

    Shows ways to prevent boredom in class.

  15. Juan – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner)

    Excellent course. It gets you to rethink your approach to bored students.

  16. ALLISON – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    It was interesting to learn about research behind boredom and things we can do to help prevent it.

  17. Leslie – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner)

    It has some good information as well as different ways of looking at boredom. I like the suggestions given at the end.

  18. Rosales – ALICE ISD (verified owner)

    It was very informative

  19. Tara – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    Interesting concept to help one reflect on class actitivies.

  20. Robbin – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    I was not engaged or interested in this course.

  21. Dane – HUFFMAN ISD (verified owner)

    It was great.

  22. Judith – BOLING ISD (verified owner)

    ok

  23. Krissy – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner)

    Interesting course

  24. Rodolfo – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Great course

  25. William – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

    It was somewhat interesting.

  26. umit – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner)

    Thank you

  27. Rebecca – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner)

    it was ok

  28. Charlie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    Good information!

  29. Chari – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner)

    Boredom was great

  30. Heather – PROSPER ISD (verified owner)

    This training gave lots of examples so we can relate to how students can become bored. There are also examples on how to change it so they are no longer bored

  31. Rolando – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    lessons on boredom are effective but monotonous, and lacked regular engagement which were things the presenter specifically spoke about avoiding.

  32. Mariely – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting.

  33. Ahmet – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner)

    ,,,

  34. Yvette – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    The topic is something everyone can benefit from examining.

  35. Barbra – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner)

    Good

  36. Alma – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Gives a lot of important information

  37. Sarah – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    I liked learning about the FISH strategy and some of the other facts she gave.

  38. Ray – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    Great insight

  39. Toni – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner)

    Great information!

  40. Mark – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner)

    This training reinforces my own thoughts about boredom and student engagement.

  41. Michelle – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner)

    There were some very interesting points in this course. I just love more strategies to help in the classroom.

  42. Allen – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    This course gives ideas to keep kids from being bored. Some of the ideas are intuitive but others are very novel.

  43. Dionne – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner)

    Several ideas that help me reframe my thinking about student boredom.

  44. Carina – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner)

    The course did not model how to implement the suggestions with students.

  45. Amy – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner)

    Halfway through I began to feel a little distracted, but honestly she brought up some good points to think about and at the end — finally some things to think about for delaing with boredom.

  46. Cassie – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    It was a great course, however the test itself was very flawed. I would answer the correct answer multiple times for it to tell me it was wrong, then to finally tell I was correct. Very frustrating.

  47. Kristi – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner)

    It was somewhat interesting

  48. Christy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    This was good, but a struggle to get through

  49. Eliasib – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    Great course!

  50. Robert – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner)

    This is a very helpful course with lots of good thoughts about boredom and its causes. This course leads to greater motivation to counteract boredom among my students.

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