MAEIA in 2017-2018
Here are the MAEIA initiatives we are working on during 2017-18. How will you be joining us? MAEIA Professional Learning...
Continue ReadingHeather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, Associates, Collaborative Scoring System, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, opportunities, program review tool
Here are the MAEIA initiatives we are working on during 2017-18. How will you be joining us? MAEIA Professional Learning...
Continue ReadingHeather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, arts educators, Demonstrating Educator Effectiveness, Leadership Fellows, newsletter, practice, presentations, Professional Learning Community, social media, theory
Years ago, I worked with a colleague who told me she had viewed the catalogue of MAEIA assessment items and wondered, “Who Teaches that Way?” I think her impression was there was a lot of...
Continue ReadingHolly Olszewski Leave a Comment arts education, arts funding, arts resources, Holly Olszewski, Leadership Fellow, MAEIA, MCACA, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, state resources, Traverse City
Far too many projects in the arts have the lights ‘turned out’ because they lack the funding to continue. Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the
Continue ReadingDebra Henning Leave a Comment and Chocolate, Arts and Sciences, arts education, Bitter/Sweet: Coffee, Debra Henning, Detroit Institute of Arts, Getty Research Institute, Ivan Day, Mobile Tour: The Art of Food, Museum Education, Tea, The Edible Monument, The Story of Stuff
The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals, an exhibit on view at The Detroit Institute of Arts through April 16, 2017, offers a...
Continue ReadingStuart Chapman Hill Leave a Comment arts education, arts educator testimonials, community building, create, creative process, cynthia crump taggart, experiential learning, MAEIA, music education, professional development, professional learning, reflection, response, ryan d. shaw, SAEDAE, standards, stuart chapman-hill
If you want to get a group of educators chattering in a hurry, walk into a teachers’ lounge and toss out a favorite educational “buzz” word or phrase. One of my favorites, as a middle...
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National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) Arts Education Professional Development Institute convened on Thursday, Sept 15th at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. The panel addressed issues of equity, access and diversity in arts education...
Continue ReadingHeather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, dance, dance education, dance professionals, michigan dance council
This past Sunday, dancers leaders from around Michigan gathered at the Happendance School to address new initiatives and to gather input about what Michigan Dance Professionals need, including in the K-12 sector. The MAEIA tools...
Continue ReadingHeather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, arts education, artsedweek, becauseofartsed, impact of the arts
Have you heard? It is National Arts Education Week! September 11-17, 2016. The National Arts Education Week page on the Americans for the Arts website offers three...
Continue ReadingHeather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, community partnership, MAEIA, MCACA, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Thank you, Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs for funding a portion of our work for 2016-17! We are so grateful for your partnership and the opportunity to continue to support communities in...
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