Dance Empowers the Past, Present, and Future
I am sweating. I have been dancing for the last four hours. It is nearing the end of the day and the summer evening is just beginning. There is a large garage door at the...
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I am sweating. I have been dancing for the last four hours. It is nearing the end of the day and the summer evening is just beginning. There is a large garage door at the...
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New Year Resolutions . . . we’ve all heard of them, and chances are most of us have made them at some point in our lives. Resolutions are all about self-improvement and they contain the hope that...
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In my current work as an administrator and instructor for arts programming for people with disabilities, I am constantly researching similar programs across the continent, trying to determine what best practices exist in my field. (...
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Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts administered by the Council for Art Education (CFAE). The program provides a medium for recognizing skills developed through visual art experiences, including: problem solving, creativity,...
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~African Proverb While it has been in conversation and practice for over...
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Editor’s Note MAEIA is pleased to partner with Tara Kintz for a three-part blog series exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. Highlighted in the writing are links...
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Editor’s Note This is the second of a three part blog series by Tara Kintz exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. In this blog she prompts us...
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Editor’s Note This is the third of a three part blog series by Tara Kintz exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. In this blog she describes how...
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The times I feel the most frustrated in my work are when I care deeply about something, and it seems that no one is listening. Or that no one cares in the same ways I...
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For the past 17 years, as a main component of our yearly music curriculum, I have been producing original music with K-12 students. By providing the tools, the time, and the guidance for students to create...
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