by guest blogger | General Education Topics
You’ve most likely gone into teaching because you want to make a difference to your students’ lives. No matter how old they are, you really can become a teacher that they trust and respect. If you want to inspire them, here’s 8 simple tips you need to...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, General Education Topics
What does it mean to imagine, create and innovate? These three powerful concepts should be what drives education. More importantly they should drive professional development. I like to think of the relationship among these ideas as an ongoing cycle that feeds into...
by guest blogger | General Education Topics
I think I speak for a lot of teachers when I say that I chose this career because I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. I love seeing children’s faces light up when they start to understand a concept, but even more, I love seeing past students and learning...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, General Education Topics
Now, let’s get real. Just because I host a website and blog called The Inspired Classroom, doesn’t mean I’m the best teacher in the world or have the most inspired classroom. I try – hard, but I’m far from perfect. There are days when...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Education Topics
I just came home from giving a wonderful workshop that included over 40 teachers who teach through the Lappin Foundation. The overarching theme was “What makes an inspiring teacher? What does an inspired classroom look like?” Through discussion, tableaux...
