My career in Dance Education started in the K-12 sector and advanced to higher education as I guide students into the field of Dance Education at Hope College. My experience with MAEIA over the last...
Continue ReadingThe Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals, an exhibit on view at The Detroit Institute of Arts through April 16, 2017, offers a...
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I have been asked about what the MAEIA project is and why it is so important. The simple answer is I want to give my students the best of me and the...
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If you were to stand outside my classroom or talk to kids that take my classes, you would get the impression that I know what I am doing. Kids would make comments about how they...
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At this time of year many educators turn to the MAEIA performance assessment catalogue when thinking about the process of self-critique for their students. The assessment items focus on students demonstrating what they can do...
Continue ReadingIn this series of 4 blog posts, I will share ideas inspired by MAEIA assessments for arts curriculum integration across K-12 school subjects. These arts integration ideas are intended...
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In this 4th in a series of 4 blog posts, I share ideas inspired by MAEIA assessments for arts curriculum integration across K-12 school subjects. These arts...
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: As arts educators we often wonder about the long term impact of our teaching. When they have left us, do our students grow into or out of their...
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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...
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In this series of 4 blog posts, I will share ideas inspired by MAEIA assessments for arts curriculum integration across K-12 school subjects. These arts integration ideas are intended...
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