by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories, General Education Topics, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
Who is your starfish? I’ve been asked a few times about the starfish that appear behind me in videos and maybe you’ve noticed them too! There’s meaning there and I can’t wait to tell you more. The significance to these starfish actually have something to...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, General Education Topics, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
Have your students ever asked to do something and you wanted to say, “NO” right away? But then you hesitate… And think, “What’s the best thing to do in this situation?” That’s happened to me before. I remember one year, I had...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, General Education Topics, Remote Teaching, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
I’m here to tell you this important message: Arts Integration is not for you! Now you might be wondering what in the world I’m talking about and I get it. I promise I will explain. As I’m explaining, if you actually start to agree with me then go ahead and hit that...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Teacher Self-Care, Teacher-Centered PD
Do you love your professional development? – Or is it a snooze fest? I can imagine it now. Sitting in the back, sunglasses on to roll your eyes, phone in hand to text with your teacher buddies. Come on, you KNOW you’ve been there. We are all guilty. ...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Teacher Self-Care, Teacher-Centered PD
Everyone else says be student-centered, but I say we need to be teacher-centered first! That’s right. Is it a little hard to hear? I understand. We are always told that we need to be student-centered, right? Well… no, not exactly… Before you click off, hear...
