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How to Deal With Stress as a Teacher

How to Deal With Stress as a Teacher

by Elizabeth Peterson | General Education Topics, General Interest, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, Teacher Self-Care

Stressed to the MAX?  If you’re a stressed teacher, then chances are you’ve got some stressed kids. That’s not the goal. The goal is to be a happy teacher and have happy students. My name is Elizabeth and I love helping teachers to think of creative...
How to Make and Use an Emotional Wheel

How to Make and Use an Emotional Wheel

by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, For Arts Teachers, Remote Teaching, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning

  Let’s Make an Emotion Wheel!   The Emotion Wheel can be a very powerful tool for students to identify and discuss their emotions.  Inside SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, we take the best of what arts integration is and couple it with the need to...
How to Make 3 Origami Hearts

How to Make 3 Origami Hearts

by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, For Arts Teachers, Remote Teaching, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning

Let’s Make Origami Hearts!   Hearts can mean so many different things; love, friendship, kindness.  When you can make your own origami heart for someone, it’s even more special. That’s why I’m so happy to be bringing my friend Barbara...
The Power of the Pause

The Power of the Pause

by Elizabeth Peterson | Remote Teaching, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, Teacher Self-Care

Check out this ‘Powerful’ tool! Are you a remote teacher, or having to assign some sort of virtual work this school year? Then I have just the thing!  It’s called The Power of the Pause.  This amazing self-care, management, and self-awareness tool...
Teachers: Find Your Ultimate Why

Teachers: Find Your Ultimate Why

by Elizabeth Peterson | For Arts Teachers, General Education Topics, General Interest, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning, Teacher Self-Care

Why did you get into teaching? Was it because you just love kids? Or maybe you’re super passionate about a certain topic or subject that you teach. So many teachers go into this profession with optimism and so much hope. And then, when they get into the job and...
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