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Carrie Jeruzal Leave a Comment adobe spark, amazon drive, artkive, arts data storage, arts education, artsonia, box, canvasly, Carrie Jeruzal, cloud storage, creatubbles, digitation e-portfolio, dropbox, edmodo, flickr, flipped classroom, google classroom, google drive, keepy, kidblog, microsoft onedrive, moodle, online gallery, online portfolio, remini, schoology, seesaw, sesame, social media, visual arts, visual arts education, weebly, wix

Arts educators who are interested in using MAEIA assessments to assist in tracking student growth often ask the question, “What do you use for storing all the artwork?”  Being that the...

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment arts education, Cathy DePentu, dance, MAEIA, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, music, professional learning, Professional Learning Community, school year, theatre, visual arts

I have been in school for 58 of my 63 years. Granted, I’ve switched roles a few times and moved back and forth from the front of the room to behind a desk (...

Amy Lynne Pobanz Leave a Comment agent for change, Amy Lynne Pobanz, Arts Advocacy, arts education, MAEIA, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, MAEIA resources, program review, school improvement

I dream about it. The perfect place to teach and learn. A district that celebrates the arts. I fantasize about amazing arts facilities and resources for my students. I long to feel valued and supported...

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment 21st century skills, arts education, Cathy DePentu, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, Pixar, programmers, STEAM, value of the arts

Simon Sinek’s “Golden Circle” resonates with many arts educators. The concept “Start with...

Debra Henning Leave a Comment arts integration, Hustle, International Science Gallery, project-based learning, Science Gallery Detroit, STEAM

  In 2008 science and art moved a step closer with the opening of

Cheryl Poole Leave a Comment arts assessments, assessing the arts, assessment catalogue, MAEIA assessments, performance events, performance tasks, rubrics, teaching artist

If someone wants something from me—a product or a performance—I’ve always been someone to do my best to deliver whatever is expected. The one caveat is that I need to be clear...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment artist in residence, arts education grant, MAEIA Assessment Items, MCACA, Michigan Youth Arts, project grants, project-based learning, teaching artists

The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs offer arts education grants which support teaching artists creating innovative projects in K-12 schools. The last video on our Professional Learning...

Holly Olszewski Leave a Comment arts education, how to teach, lesson planning, music, music education, sequential learning

When I present at workshops the question I am asked most often is, “But how do I teach this?”. As I reflect on my 20 years of teaching, in year one I probably would have had...

Cheryl Poole Leave a Comment agency, arts education, arts instruction, Demonstrating Educator Effectiveness, early career, educator evaluation, MAEIA assessments, storytelling, teacher observation

Eavesdropping on a Teacher’s Conversation Recently, I had the opportunity to be present with a small group of art and music teachers. They were young and relatively new to their career. Their...

Barb Whitney Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, Arts Education Field Guide, Arts Education for America's Students, Arts Education Partnership, ArtScan, Barb Whitney, Creative Many Michigan, Critical Links, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Doing Well and Doing Good by Doing Art, ESSA, Imagination Project, James Catterall, Lansing Arts Gallery and Education Center, MAEIA, UCLA

Access to the arts for students in schools offers an avenue for self-expression and a source of inspiration. Beyond that, the arts develop students’ critical thinking skills. Additionally, numerous studies prove the arts benefit academic...