Tracy S PetersonTracy Peterson is a veteran teacher who has touched hundreds of lives in her 35-year teaching career. She was named "Teacher of the Year" by the Little Rock School District in 2005. In four states (California, Kansas, Nebraska, and Arkansas), she hastaught special education, preschool, high school, college, fifth grade, and second grade, and is in her 9th year of teaching first grade in Little Rock, Arkansas. Find her at teachertracypeterson.com. "It starts with connection and relationships. Then, the magic of teaching can begin," says Peterson. Along with spending time outdoors, baking, traveling, and playing with her greyhounds, Tracy loves to tell the stories of the children who inspire her. Read More Read Less