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
Melanie – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and learn so much!
angela – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
this training is full of resources…very helpful
Anna – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it. It really gives you a lot resources and ideas.It really helps with being creative in the classroom.
Maria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. I learned different ways to teach and different resources to use with my students.
Luis – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Mary – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent. Many resources are available to improve student products and achievement in a fun way. Students will be very engaged.
RAY – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Lana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Great examples of resources and tools for classroom strategies!
Jessica – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Simply amazing and very knowledgeable about her subject. So many great ideas to use in the classroom.
Collin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Best course out of all the required courses. Gives valuable tools and strategies that are applicable in all classrooms.
Serdar – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
It is great.
rachel – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very interesting and has good information a teacher can use in the classroom.
Richard – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Good information for me to build my own toolkit.
Luis – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate the resources provided to foster creativity with sudents.
Gwen – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Another valuable course — thanks!
Briana – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I would tell others to take this course absolutely. This has been eye-opening, informative, and beneficial for my learning and for the learning of my children.
Madison – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Full of great information.
Priya – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Geared more for teachers who are new to differentiating. Huge fan of Ms Gemert. but this was pretty basic compared to some of her other courses
Laura – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very practical, there was no wasted time, but all great information.
Edna – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was wonderful. It offers lots of wonderful ideas that I am very excited about implementing in my classroom.
Jenny – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is important to cultivate creativity. This module gives great strategies for that.
Linda – CANUTILLO ISD (verified owner) –
I really appreciate the tools and ideas given, how to use them, and that they are all free.
Lesa – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic! If you need ideas and resources, this is the place to get them.
Stephen – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
it’s fine
Kyra – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
She had a great range of resources and activities.
Edda – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course had great resources and strategies.
Natalie – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Lisa shares great resources that can be used across grade levels and content areas.
Cassondra – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course contains a wonderful variety of creative ideas for the classroom!
Heather – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Guadalupe – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great, many strategies were shared.
Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was in extreme helpful. Having these many resources online and activities will impact my teaching and my students.
Amalia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars
Jesse – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great class–very informative, yet entertaining.
linda – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Gives a lot of good resources for teachers.
MARIA ARACELI – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I think is a very interesting course with full of resorces that I can use it in my classroom
Christian – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course. The resources shared are really helpful.
Patricia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and interesting.
Stacy – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I like the many different ideas given that you can start right away in your classroom.
Natalie – Pilot (verified owner) –
I like the flexibility of the course. I was able to work on the course when it was convenient while also continuing to teach my students. I wish I was able to view the resources in the handouts without having to pause the course. Other than that, it was great!
Whitney – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course was so good. Extremely helpful, engaging, and offered SO many amazing extra resources and ideas. All of the content was very practical.
Mariza – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course!
Edgar – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This training has shown me new and fun ways to create activities, and maintain my students engagement throughout the lesson in a fun and friendly way.
Barbarita – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas with resources
Kelly – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very helpful course. There are a lot of great tools and ideas shared.
Ana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I like how it started by explaining about creativity and why it is important in the classroom but I feel like midway to the end it was about giving resources to teach. I also saw this training as an overall for all students when I thought it would be specifically on how we reach or teach our GT students.
Josephine – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Fun and engaging!!
Luis – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It is simple and easy to follow!
Peter – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
The Gifted Guru was excellent!
Wayne – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is my third favorite of those in the series.
Arnulfo – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the trainings. I learned many new strategies and resources. It was good to see that I already employ many of the strategies presented but knowledge is dynamic and I choose to continue finding ways to improve all of my students outcomes.