by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, General Education Topics
The art of the conversation tends to be a lost one, and yet it is such an effective means of learning. Listening and responding, call and response, you are almost in a constant state of learning and reflection. Conversing is an important part of a teacher’s...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Education Topics
One way to make integration work and work well is to collaborate with others. We cannot be experts in everything and with all the talent that lingers in our colleagues and acquaintances (online and off) we can design some really great integration opportunities for...
by Elizabeth Peterson | STEAM and Technology in the Classroom
Part of teaching is sharing your knowledge and experiences. We can’t forget that. You may have heard people say, “Teachers should not teach in isolation.” (This couldn’t be farther from the truth for me as I teach in a modified open concept...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
For the past two months, our posts at The Inspired Classroom have been about arts educuation and integration. It has been a wonderful journey taken with many guest bloggers and readers that have commented and tweeted our posts. Because of the great body of content...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Many of our readers are interested in actual lesson plans and ideas. So, here you go! My mind over the last week has been focused on collaboration and how it is the key to effective integration. We cannot all be experts in everything, so we need to ask for...