


The Arts and Trauma
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...
Puppets in an Inspired Classroom
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...
How to Make your Students Feel Valued as Individuals
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...