by guest blogger | General Education Topics
Having problems with reading is something that many children go through, but the first thing to understand is that there is not one typical reason why, because it could be for a multitude of reasons. I’ve seen it many times in my career as a librarian for...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, For Arts Teachers, General Education Topics
Trauma and the Classroom The adjustment counselor at my school introduced me to the work of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, today’s leading expert on trauma treatment. It seems that we are discussing things like trauma and social-emotional learning a lot in education...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
Judith O’Hare is a world renowned puppeteer and the focus workshop presenter at the Teacher Art Retreat. Today, she shares some insights to how puppets can play a part in our classrooms and in the lives of our students. This is a preview of the wonderful...
by guest blogger | General Education Topics
It is important to help our students feel valued. For many teachers, although we see students every single day, it can be very hard to remember what it was actually like to be a kid. Our hardy, grown-up personalities have weathered through decades of disappointments...
by Elaine Miskinis | General Education Topics
We always want to highlight the inspiring things that teachers do. Today, I’m excited to bring you the story of Elaine’s process as she prepared to give a TEDx talk entitled, “Three Lies We Tell Children.” Be sure you watch it. There’s...
