Organizing Fun Movie Club Lessons – a Way to Bond with Students
Let’s go back in time for a moment: what do you remember from your days at school? Do you vividly recall all those classes that meant listening to the teacher who was giving a boring lecture? That’s hardly the case. Do you remember informal classes? Sometimes the...
Winter TAR Schedule Released
It has been an exciting few months planning and getting registrants for the first ever Winter Teacher Art Retreat! Â With only 2 spots left, I thought I’d share the schedule we plan to enjoy in the hopes that we can make this a sell out event! Â Meals and lodging...
The Arts and Trauma
Trauma and the Classroom The adjustment counselor at my school introduced me to the work of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, today’s leading expert on trauma treatment. It seems that we are discussing things like trauma and social-emotional learning a lot in education...
Music to Learn By – Soundtracking My Classroom
In my last post, Music Sets the Tone, I described my intention of using music more in my classroom as a backdrop to all our activities. It’s been over a week that I have been faithfully soundtracking my classroom! I have committed to teaching while some sort of...Log in here:
