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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1129 reviews for Beyond Boredom – Understanding and Conquering the “B” Word

  1. Molly – River View Local Schools (verified owner)

    Highly recommend!

  2. Andrea – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    It was a helpful class, especially in terms of understanding what boredom actually is and how to combat it in class.

  3. Lorena – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    It was an interesting course because it helped me to understand how to make a less boring class.

  4. Chere – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner)

    It was good. Kind of eye opening. Suggestion for more activities.

  5. Judith – BOLING ISD (verified owner)

    ok

  6. Krissy – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner)

    Interesting course

  7. Rodolfo – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Great course

  8. William – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner)

    It was somewhat interesting.

  9. umit – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    Thank you

  10. Rebecca – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    it was ok

  11. Charlie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    Good information!

  12. Chari – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    Boredom was great

  13. Heather – PROSPER ISD (verified owner)

    This training gave lots of examples so we can relate to how students can become bored. There are also examples on how to change it so they are no longer bored

  14. Rolando – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    lessons on boredom are effective but monotonous, and lacked regular engagement which were things the presenter specifically spoke about avoiding.

  15. Mariely – LAREDO ISD (verified owner)

    Very interesting.

  16. Ahmet – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    ,,,

  17. Yvette – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    The topic is something everyone can benefit from examining.

  18. Barbra – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner)

    Good

  19. Alma – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner)

    Gives a lot of important information

  20. Sarah – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    I liked learning about the FISH strategy and some of the other facts she gave.

  21. Ray – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner)

    Great insight

  22. Toni – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner)

    Great information!

  23. Mark – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner)

    This training reinforces my own thoughts about boredom and student engagement.

  24. Michelle – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner)

    There were some very interesting points in this course. I just love more strategies to help in the classroom.

  25. Allen – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner)

    This course gives ideas to keep kids from being bored. Some of the ideas are intuitive but others are very novel.

  26. Dionne – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner)

    Several ideas that help me reframe my thinking about student boredom.

  27. Carina – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner)

    The course did not model how to implement the suggestions with students.

  28. Amy – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner)

    Halfway through I began to feel a little distracted, but honestly she brought up some good points to think about and at the end — finally some things to think about for delaing with boredom.

  29. Cassie – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    It was a great course, however the test itself was very flawed. I would answer the correct answer multiple times for it to tell me it was wrong, then to finally tell I was correct. Very frustrating.

  30. Kristi – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner)

    It was somewhat interesting

  31. Christy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner)

    This was good, but a struggle to get through

  32. Eliasib – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner)

    Great course!

  33. Robert – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner)

    This is a very helpful course with lots of good thoughts about boredom and its causes. This course leads to greater motivation to counteract boredom among my students.

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