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
Morgan – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The content was really great, I wish I could speed up the videos a little bit because I zone out really quickly. When I listen to audiobooks, I usually listen as 1.5-2X speed, and I wish I had that option here.
TaNeisha – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very well put together
Angela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and informational.
Jared – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
very informative.
Lisa – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Loved all the resources and strategies that were shared.
Anthony – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and the examples were practical.
Adrienne – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course did an excellent job of providing me with teaching strategies that I can use in my Honors course that would be engaging as well as rigorous
guadalupe – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I like all the resources and strategies that were provided by Lisa.
Esmirna – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful
Kaelyn – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is hard to listen to the speaker’s stories as she explains them slowly with lots of pauses and side comments. Good information in this module for resources. Will definitely implement a few practices for activities and review.
Katrina – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This has some really great resources to use in the classroom in addition to just information about teaching the gifted.
Yamirka – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational and helpful. Gave me more tools to use in the classroom
Madelyne – SAN MARCOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and engaging. Has endless resources and tools to help teachers and students in the classroom.
Belinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informational and user friendly.
Samuel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent and precise explanation of criteria
Melissa – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this was a great course but really struggle adapting it for teaching early childhood kiddos.
Melissa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course has grade ideas to deepen students understanding.
Anna – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great for any teacher in any content. It had something for everyone as far as coming up with ideas to spark creativity and high engagement in your classes from students.
Courtney – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
There are a lot of good activities that will grab student attention and make learning fun.
Katie – PIQUA CITY (verified owner) –
The instructor shared many easily applicable strategies to liven up instruction and get out of the traditional “sit and get” style. Some of the tech tools are dated, which is the main reason I didn’t give it 5 stars.
Amanda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I love this, the resources suggested are all available and I will be using them
Ashley – CUERO ISD (verified owner) –
I think it was great
Adrianne – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I think the websites and games provided in this course are very applicable to every grade and content. I like how many of these strategies are not pages to complete but rather involve students collaborating and thinking deeply while having fun.
Lisa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this training. She had good strategies and ideas that I can incorporate. very practical.
Jayna – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great course. It gives teachers many tools that they can use everyday in their classroom. These tools would be great to use to help engage your students.
Dylan – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
The course was well paced and the questions asked were relevant to application of the topics to the classroom.
Melissa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
There were many activities and good resources that I will be able to use in my classroom.
Skyelar – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative on how creative strategies for the classroom
Rabia – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and engaging.
Jaime – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informational!
Yadira – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and engaging.
Renee – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
It is a great course that is full of resources.
Vicente – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is good but a lot of the same material that is already known.
Kelsey – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
This course taught me many new strategies that I can use in my classroom
Bettea – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course contains valuable resource that will aid the teacher with relevant and true learning in the classroom
Valerie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful in learning how to encourage students to think critically.
Skye – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s smooth.
April – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned so many helpful strategies and resources in this course. As a new teacher, this course has been invaluable.
James – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Informative, but entirely too long
Ginger – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciated the free resources the instructor gave us!
Leigha – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was wonderful. Lisa really made the information relatable and useful with the wealth of resources she provided.
Mikayla – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I love the videos! I also love that everything is read to me as i am an auditorial learner.
Bess – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a little outdated for tools, but overall is a great training.
Sarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided many interesting tools and strategies that can be used in various content settings. I believe this information is especially helpful for people like me who are going into their first year of teaching.
Maurely – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course has given me more strategies to differentiate the instruction in the classroom.
Jackson – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I dislike online training where I am watching a video of someone giving a class that is normally done in person. The information is good but it is difficult to make sure I am getting what I need.
Stacey – LA GRANGE ISD (verified owner) –
very informative. Great tools.
Monica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great learning course with lots of great ideas to implement in your classroom.
McKenna – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me a lot of great ideas to help me in my second year of teaching.
Hannah – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning of all different resources I can use in my classroom.