by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Social-Emotional Learning and ARTS
What better way to teach students about Social Emotional Learning than through the ARTS? A colleague of mine said it best: “Art IS SEL!” And if music is an expression of humanity, then music is a way we can learn about our abilities to love and be...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
In our technological world, music education is being offered less and less in many school systems. Unfortunately, many schools have begun to exclude music from their curriculums to make room for other subjects. Music is an extremely important subject for all children...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Social-Emotional Learning and ARTS
In my last post, Music Sets the Tone, I described my intention of using music more in my classroom as a backdrop to all our activities. It’s been over a week that I have been faithfully soundtracking my classroom! I have committed to teaching while some sort of...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Social-Emotional Learning and ARTS
In recent weeks, I’ve been researching out how to use music as a tool for focusing and working in preparation for one of the focuses of this year’s Winter Teacher Art Retreat. We probably have all experienced music (or the lack of it) in a variety of...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Interest
Every few weeks or so, my mother and I go to Symphony Hall in Boston. It’s always fun to go into Boston at night, drink a glass of wine and enjoy quality music, but last week was particularly wonderful. I always enjoy a good piano sontata and being able to listen to...
