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
In my last post, I described the 4 Steps to Creating an Arts Integrated Lesson. The major thing to remember is that when you are teaching with arts integration, your students are learning as much about the art form as they are about the other content area. Because...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
The other day, while presenting to a group of teachers in Michigan via Skype, a participate questioned, “How can a teacher start creating an arts integrated lesson?” My presentation was on this topic, but there seemed to be a need for more of a step by...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Education Topics
During an #rscon10 session last week led by @AngelaMaiers, Angela challenged us to “stand up in front of kids not as a master teacher, but as a master learner.” What a powerful statement. I immediately tweeted that out as did others. This statement...
