This is Not a Field Trip
Since January 2023, I have been participating in a U.S. Department of Education grant funded project to strengthen arts educational programming in the nation’s schools. The project is called Race,...
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Liz Andrews: “Jump in- take a chance- try something new.”
The MAEIA Leadership Fellows work individually and collaboratively to create and present professional learning on the use of MAEIA resources in face-to-face and webinar formats. For some presenters, virtual sessions are new formats which lead...
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Margaret Thiele: Having Fun with the MAEIA Assessments
Last year I participated in the field-testing for the MAEIA Assessments for elementary music. In that role my focus was on the assessments themselves, the length of time it took to administer them, if they...
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Cathy Depentu: The Benefits of Pushing Out of Your Comfort Zone
I believe in the importance of MAEIA and its resources. I always try to set aside my ego and throw myself into difficult challenges or situations in order to improve, from an advanced violin class (...
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Making Connections: Transforming MAEIA Assessments into Arts-Integrated Learning Opportunities
In this series of 4 blog posts, I will share ideas inspired by MAEIA assessments for arts curriculum integration across K-12 school subjects and grade levels. These arts integration ideas are intended to foster interconnection across...
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Cheryl L. Poole: Helping Our Evaluators Understand
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...
Continue ReadingThe Practice of Adaptation – A Series in Four Disciplines Using MAEIA Performance Assessments for Online Teaching
As we find ourselves in unprecedented times, with the possibility of adapting your teaching to online platforms, we at MAEIA are here for you. Though our assessment catalog is not a bank of lesson plans,...
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Amy Lynne Pobanz: The Perfect Place to Teach and Learn
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...
Continue ReadingMAEIA among prestigious peers at NASAA
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 ReadingThe Practice of Adaptation: A Series in Four Disciplines, Part 2 Using MAEIA Performance Assessments for Online Teaching
As stated before, we find ourselves in unprecedented times and with the possibility of adapting your teaching to online platforms, we at MAEIA are here for you. In a previous posting we asked educators to...
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