Over the last few months, Nafeesah Symonette and I have been presenting on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), by way of culturally responsible teaching, and its connection to social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Soon,...
Continue ReadingThe 18th Annual Michigan Music Conference was held Jan. 19-21, 2023 in Grand Rapids...
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Continue ReadingThere is an African proverb that wisely says: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. This past November I, along with colleagues from
Continue ReadingThe arts lead us to our preferred future Now in my fourth decade of education, and as an educator experienced in curriculum and assessment development projects for every subject area (except...
Continue ReadingEvery year I’m invited to write two blog posts, a December “look back” and a January “look forward”...
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Editor’s Note: Happy 10th Anniversary Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project! This is the last in our series celebrating the 10 year milestone. Over the past year we have highlighted...
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Hi Everyone, It feels right to reach out personally to you all with a letter. In my role as the Fine Arts Consultant for Oakland Schools, I’ve conducted countless hours of professional development and...
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: Happy 10th Anniversary Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA)...
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