by Elizabeth Peterson | Classroom Management, General Education Topics
Hey Teacher Friend! When Teaching Starts to Feel Too Heavy What happens when a teacher reaches the point of burnout… and then finds a way out? Recently, I had the chance to sit down with a teacher named Rachel, who shared her experience inside The Classroom RESET—and...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Classroom Management, General Education Topics
Hey Teacher Friend! If you’re an elementary teacher, chances are this sentence will hit home: Disruptive student behavior is the number one thing teachers tell me they’re struggling with. Sometimes it’s big, explosive behaviors.Sometimes it’s the constant, low-level...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Education Topics
Hey Teacher Friend! Teaching is tough. There’s no doubt about it and yet… here you are coming back day after day, year after year. There’s a reason. In fact, I would dare to say there are 3 really great reasons for you to stay in this amazing, (even...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Pillar, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, Teacher-Centered PD
Ah, mid-January. The holiday glow has faded, and the next break feels like it’s a lifetime away. The excitement of the new school year is long gone, and the days can feel like an endless loop of planning, grading, and managing student emotions. Sound familiar? This...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
One of your most potent tools as a teacher is creativity. The Montessori method can be compared to an artist crafting a masterpiece. Except here, the canvas is the classroom, and your colors are as diverse as academic subjects and artistic explorations. This approach...
