Beyond Boredom - Understanding and Conquering the "B" Word

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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1559 reviews for Beyond Boredom – Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word

  1. Cortavious – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Great job!

  2. Tracey – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Informative

  3. Monica – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    It helps to engage students

  4. Daisy – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    It was about boredom and also very boring. It definitely didn’t keep my attention.

  5. Travers – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Good!

  6. DAVID – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  7. Kristin – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    I am always looking for practical resources and ideas that I can use in my classroom the next day. This course left me wanting for more.

  8. Jonathan – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –

    I liked the closer examination into why we get bored. Gave me different methods of verbalizing what is happening when I or my students are bored.

  9. Clarissa – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a very interesting topic to listen to. It helped reflect not only on how students are affected but how we are affected as well.

  10. EDWARD – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    grest

  11. Christina – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    Fantastic advice from whatever was providing it! Some I took note of and some plans I’m excited to put into action.

  12. CLARISSA – HIDALGO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting learning about the factors that lead to boredom.

  13. Luis – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    intresting

  14. Eesha – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    great

  15. Laura – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    All teachers should be aware of boredom in their classroom and take measures to alleviate it. Teachers need to know how to teach children to handle boredom productively.

  16. Maggie – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –

    Very helpful!

  17. Stephanie – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    For being a course about boredom, it certainly was interesting!

  18. Cara – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –

    This course needs to include more strategies for teachers to use in class to reduce boredom. It includes information about why students are bored and gives some strategies.

  19. Susan – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    It was interesting.

  20. VICTOR – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –

    excellent as my students and myself are easily bored.

  21. Jaime – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    It was very interesting,

  22. Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I was amazed about how interesting is this course. The presenter does a very good job providing with accurate information about this topic.

  23. Elidia – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –

    It was a very interesting course. I loved it!

  24. Jennifer – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting take on being bored.

  25. Graciela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  26. Annie – DEFIANCE CITY (verified owner) –

    It was interesting to understand the reasons why boredom arises.

  27. Teresa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed learning ways to defeat boredom

  28. Jana – DEFIANCE CITY (verified owner) –

    This is a quick way to get an hour of credit.

  29. Miguel – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a very informative course as it discuses the effects of boredom and ways to overcome boredom.

  30. Megan – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    quick but productive and informative

  31. Jovita – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    The course was very interesting, I never thought that be bored was caused for those factors.

  32. Tarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    All info was great.

  33. Robert – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting topic, well presented.

  34. Adriana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Pretty good course. Kind of ironic

  35. Belen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Has a lot of great suggestions as to how to handle boredom in the classroom.

  36. Charles – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –

    Was a good topic to think about for my classroom.

  37. Krystal – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this video.

  38. Adriana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course!

  39. Susana – HPS – WEST TX (verified owner) –

    This has been the most engaging course I have taken! Thank you!

  40. Monica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    I didn’t realize people studies boredom.

  41. Margaret – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting course on boredom.

  42. Velma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    This training gave me much interesting information and ways to help students overcome boredom in the classroom.

  43. Jeff – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –

    Great ideas to combat boredom in the classroom.

  44. Lauren – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    Very beneficial!

  45. Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Offers great insight into what causes boredom.

  46. Savanna – Napoleon Area City Schools (verified owner) –

    This helped me with many ways to incorporate a more engaging learning environment for my students.

  47. Maria D. Carmen – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Its an eye opener. Good perspective.

  48. Nora – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –

    This was an interesting course.

  49. Jose Alfredo – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  50. Norma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    good info

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