by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Teacher-Centered PD
You have probably heard me tooting the horn of Teacher-Centered PD. (And I will probably never stop!) Because here’s the thing – our professional development is Teacher-Centered for a reason. It gets US inspired so that (finish the sentence with me)...
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 Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Arts Integration is Naturally Differentiated . . . What a claim! I can always feel confident about bringing new experience to my students because the arts and arts integrated lessons are naturally differentiated. That word – differentiated was such a buzz word not too...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Packed. Sealed. Shipped. I just returned from shipping off 90 sea creatures to travel across the country from Massachusetts to Washington State. Why? Well… it’s an interesting story. Get Inspired The motto of The Inspired Classroom will always reflect...
by Serena Dee | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, STEAM and Technology in the Classroom
(This is Part 2 of a 2 Part Story! Click here for Part 1.) So, there I was – faced with the challenge to plan and execute a lesson for a formal observation with my new principal. Recently, my second graders were introduced to fractions, but the math book’s...