by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, General Education Topics
The paint is missing! The paint! The paint! Oh where, oh where has it gone? I see it no more, when I open the door. Oh where, oh where has it gone? It has been replaced, replaced, you say And what, and what is there now? Is it glue, is it glitter, is it cray-pas...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Classroom Stories
Today I felt inspired. Sometimes, I go into a day with a plan and that plan goes “‘bye ‘bye” once the day gets started. I love those days, because more times than not, my students end up getting something great out of my teaching and I get...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Classroom Stories, General Education Topics
As a new year is well underway, I thought it would be fun to explore with you what truly makes an Inspired Classroom. So, I’ll start by putting the question out to all: What makes an Inspired Classroom? I think it breaks down into two main things: the teacher...
by guest blogger | Classroom Stories
You will be touched by this beautiful and inspiring story of a teacher who brought a world of reading to a parent in need. Enjoy this tale of a caring and compassionate teacher I am proud to know.~EMP In my twenty years of teaching, every so often, a student comes...
by Kristina Peterson | Classroom Stories
How’s that for a Did List item? Check out this amazing story! ~EMP I never thought I’d ever write that line. The prolific Stephen King, a man so ingrained in our cultural consciousness, popped into my high school yesterday for a visit. No fan fare. No...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Classroom Stories, General Education Topics
Every so often you hit something just right with a student or group of students. Sometimes you try to do so and succeed (or fail). Other times, you are just doing what you do and something just strikes right. That has happened to me this year with some of my...
