by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
If you are a reader of The Inspired Classroom, then you understand in some capacity the power that the arts can have on learning. Getting inspired by the arts as a teacher in order to be inspiring to students is at the core of our mission. This week, I was honored...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
The amazing thing about the arts is that they can be integrated with nearly any other topic. Sometimes you have to just let your mind go and imagine all the possibilities and once you get started, it can be hard to stop. I’ve been approached in person and...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, STEAM and Technology in the Classroom
Today’s post is a teaser for the post I have written for Education Closet, and is a sneak peek of my upcoming presentation at the 2014 Connectivity Conference: gathering STEAM. STEM was designed with integration in mind. It is creating a lesson that...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Haiku is a short poetic form that seems simple, but can be very difficult to write if you want to stay true to the art form. I have a limited knowledge of the true essence of haiku, but, like many teachers, tend to use it as a go-to form of poetry that students can...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
When I was in grade school I remember hating history. I knew it was important to learn about, but the material was always so dull and uninteresting. Now that I’m older I love history. History really isn’t dull or boring at all. There are so many big events that have...
