Description
Incorporating creativity into the classroom isn’t just about making art projects or decorations. It’s about teaching students to approach problems creatively and become richer, deeper thinkers. Lisa Van Gemert, award-winning educational consultant, guides teachers through an in-depth look at how to bring creative instruction into their classrooms. This six-hour course, “Creativity and Instructional Strategies,” dives deep into what creativity is and how to use it in the classroom.
Ms. Van Gemert uses data and research to explain the educational and personal benefits that students gain when they learn to think creatively. She addresses common myths about creativity, such as that it’s only useful for lower elementary grades or for certain subjects. After taking this course educators will have the resources, inspiration, and knowledge they need to make their classrooms engaging and exciting through creativity.
In this course educators will learn about:
- How creativity affects a student’s learning
- Resources for cultivating a creative classroom
- Creative activities
- Humor and creativity
Courtney – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources! Very informative!
Jordyn – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course had some interesting strategies, but there wasn’t too much I learned that would help me. Some of the resources are the same as in the other courses. It also is slow at some points. I did however like some of the game ideas.
Rebecca – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
enjoyed
Bethany – NORTH ZULCH ISD (verified owner) –
Course is interesting
Leah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas and very applicable!
Maria – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course with tons of resources that can be used to any degree/content area, to make learning entertaining and challenging.
Calys – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great resources!
Alejandro – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course.
Yanitza – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
I like the way she presented the topic and the resources provided.
Cori – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and gave me a new list of ideas to try in my classroom.
Crystal – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
This course and all in the 30 hour GT training have been interesting and well-done. As a band director I hardly ever have a regular ed training that I find useful and this has definitely been useful in many ways.
Sarah – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful with resources and lessons.
Kayley – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
great
Mindy – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
great information
Amy – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
great activities
Brianna – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Sandra – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Julie – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
good
Michele – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
There were many useful strategies introduced that can be used in so many different subject areas and grade levels.
Katrina – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
So many great ideas and resources!
Erik – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the strategies that were taught and can’t wait to implement them in the classroom!
DOMINIQUE – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative for teacher of all experience level.
Lorenzo – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course that provided a lot of resources and ideas to help guide teachers
Hana – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This was so awesome!! So many great ideas!
Diana – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course had many great strategies I can use in my classroom.
Adrian – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative and helpful
Robin – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I love the activities, strategies, and resources found in this course.
Blanca – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational and offered great resources that I will definitely use.
Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course that provided many strategies to implement in the classroom.
Ruby – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
great info
Jennifer – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa Van Gelt is GOLD. I walked away with a ton of ideas on things to implement in my classroom! One of the best PDs I have ever watched!
Gabriela – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
BETSY – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great!
Carol – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
There were several great resources shared.
Edgar – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great and informative Course
Stephanie – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
I thought it was engaging and useful
Sumeyye – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
simply excellent
Kristen – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the course because of how applicable it is to my classroom. Many strategies that were shared, I would immediately use some of them in my lessons as soon as the next day because of how much I liked them. I also enjoyed the many resources we were given.
Rocio – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course! Thank you for the opportunity!
Ricardo – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great and informative.
Sarah – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is equipped with knowledge to assist classroom and student needs.
Abelardo – Private Pay (verified owner) –
excellent
Marjorie – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great! I learned New instructional strategies I can implement in my classroom with GT students
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation. The list of resources are great!
Roger – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful with the different resources.
Myshyia – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very informative. I would recommend it to others.
Carla – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and great tools to use in our classrooms.
Stephanie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent. It allowed me to see different strategies and techniques that I can implement into making the lessons student driven.
Lori – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
I find the course to be informative.
Jacob – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This has been my favorite GT course to take!