by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Teacher-Centered PD
I write the words Teacher-Centered PD with pride when I advertise the Teacher Art Retreat each year. But I know that not everyone sees that as a legitimate way to spend PD time. “Student-Centered” is what we need to focus on, and I agree. Of course...
by Jenna Smith | General Education Topics
By now you have probably heard about the Common Core State Standards learning model. If you have somehow been living in educator darkness, it is a means to standardize language arts and mathematics lessons across the country so that students will have expected...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Today I am excited to be presenting at the second annual Connectivity Conference hosted by Susan Riley of educationcloset.com. Her site has many wonderful resources for teachers who want to begin or continue integrating the arts into their work. If you haven’t...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, General Education Topics
You heard me! I just implied that the Common Core can be inspiring. I was reading a few things online where the CC was, well, basically being put down and the implications were that teachers see the CC standards and think (sarcastically), “Great! Something new...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, For Arts Teachers
Are the arts fluff? Well, first of all, NO! That being said, let’s explore why the answer is no. Lessons From the Teacher Art Retreat This week is the summer Teacher Art Retreat and yesterday we spent time in two sessions based in music and storytelling. Debbie...
