by Elizabeth Peterson | Classroom Stories, General Education Topics, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
➡️ “You have to Maslow before you can Bloom.” ⬅️ Perhaps you’ve heard this before, but do you really understand what it means for you as a teacher? After digging into this idea for some time now (and living it as a teacher...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, General Education Topics, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
Who is your starfish? I’ve been asked a few times about the starfish that appear behind me in videos and maybe you’ve noticed them too! There’s meaning there and I can’t wait to tell you more. The significance to these starfish actually have something to...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, General Education Topics, Remote Teaching, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, Teacher-Centered PD
Hey everyone, I’m Elizabeth and I love helping other caring, creative teachers bring the Arts into their classroom! I especially love doing this through SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning. If this topic interests you, you are in the right place. Talking about...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, General Education Topics, Remote Teaching, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, Teacher-Centered PD
Are you implementing SEL into your classroom? If you are, awesome! If you’re not – you really need to get started! It’s just SO important! Either way, I’m excited to share 3 common mistakes I see teachers making when implementing social-emotional learning in...
by Julie Simon | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories
Ah… back to school time! Well, at many schools that means parent info nights and ice cream socials. What a great time to talk curriculum and advocate for a year of arts integration and creativity! Here’s Julie’s story of how SHE can advocate for...
by Serena Dee | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, STEAM and Technology in the Classroom
(This is Part 2 of a 2 Part Story! Click here for Part 1.) So, there I was – faced with the challenge to plan and execute a lesson for a formal observation with my new principal. Recently, my second graders were introduced to fractions, but the math book’s...
