by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Pillar, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
It’s time to put the A in SEL! Why? You are now charged with the mission to bring SEL into your classroom! In fact, EVERY single teacher I talk to not only knows what SEL is, but knows how much their students NEED development in their social-emotional...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration, Teacher-Centered PD
Enjoy this great reflection about arts integration from Repeater Retreater Eileen Peyton. ~EMP Opening up my email, I’m hoping there is NOT a notice of yet another meeting when I see the announcement for the summer art retreat. Great, I am only 17 credits from...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration, Teacher-Centered PD
I began the retreat hoping to rekindle my creative spirit and renew my interest and passion for integrating the arts in the curriculum. Art is an expression of one’s self and at the start of the retreat I was nervous to share my art–myself–with my...
by Dara Merz | Arts Education and Integration
I know you will enjoy Dara’s writing here as she reflects on her time creating and awakening her brain. I always enjoy sharing examples like this where teachers are inspired by the creative work they do. ~EMP I have decided that Captain Kirk got it wrong....
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
It’s so easy to get sucked into the pressures of teaching: testing, curriculum writing, meetings, assessments, keeping up with lessons, tracking data, the list goes on. I started my school year with a feeling of hope. We were to work with our new Common Core. It was...
