Description
Boredom is an intriguing and complex topic to study. Understanding it better will help you engage students in meaningful ways and overcome the mental block that boredom can cause. Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed. dives deep into the underlying causes of boredom as she explains how to understand and remedy it in the classroom during this recorded virtual live event.
While this course is beneficial on its own, it is intended as a follow-up session to Beyond Boredom: Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word, which is available in our course library.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- The definition of boredom
- Causes and contributing factors of boredom
- How to distinguish between boredom and other emotions
- How to encourage self-regulation skills
- Effective methods and strategies for overcoming and preventing boredom
Tara – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
It is a good topic
Wendy – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Great, very informative!
Cecilia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good pointers on how to develop a classroom culture that can help to avoid students falling in to a sense of boredom in the classroom.
Linda – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Ashley – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
New ideas were presented
LaKirshea – KATY ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it. Self-paced.
Jessica – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Jenn – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The checklist provided in the resources will be a helpful thing to keep in mind.
Rosana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative! Great ideas to use in the classroom.
DIANA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Very imformative, great information. Awesome speaker!
Daina – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Magdalena – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was important for all teachers to listen about projecting boredom in the classroom.
Esperanza – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Arika – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
This course is a wonderful follow-up course for Beyond Boredom because it gives teachers tools to use for students and parents.
Sean – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Course was intersting.
Dean – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The speaker was easy to listen to and had good information about the topic.
Laurie – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
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Charla – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great engaging speaker!
Nancy – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful
Zulma – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course with great resources on how to boredom proof your classroom.I especially appreciate the 2-page handout.
Wendy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great follow up course The first course, Beyond Boredom. You will be given easy to follow suggestions on how to boredom-proof your classroom and how to manage parent inquiries about their student being bored in class. Great steps that can be implimented immediately.