Margaret Thiele: Go Get Lost!
I recently relocated to a new city. Except for the heat, which made for a very long two days in loading and unloading everything, this move has gone smoothly. Relocating to a new city not...
Continue ReadingMargaret Thiele Leave a Comment arts assessments, arts education, arts integration, assessment items, exemplars, field-tested, Leadership Fellow, MAEAI website, Margaret Thiele, performance events, performance tasks, search feature
I recently relocated to a new city. Except for the heat, which made for a very long two days in loading and unloading everything, this move has gone smoothly. Relocating to a new city not...
Continue ReadingThese are surreal and uncertain times for educators, to say the least. If you are like me, there are thoughts and scenarios running through your head regarding what this future school year will look like (...
Continue ReadingI am excited to introduce the author of this blog, she is Emily Chase and I am jealous of her job title: Manager of Creative Experiences. With this title she makes strong use of...
Continue ReadingAs President Elect for the Michigan Art Education Association I recognize that advocating is at the forefront of the work. It is also an important part of being...
Continue ReadingBarb Whitney Leave a Comment Event, Re-Ignite
Each spring after the close of the school year, our statewide community of arts education stakeholders gathers to...
Continue ReadingMAEIA is thrilled to announce a deepened collaboration with our statewide partners. This fall, with support from Michigan Department of Education and Michigan Arts and Culture Council, MAEIA will launch a new arts education survey...
Continue ReadingEd Roeber Leave a Comment Educator Evaluations
Editor’s Note: To learn more about the changes in Michigan’s educator evaluation laws, check out Ed’s previous MAEIA blog post,
Continue ReadingBarb 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...
Continue ReadingCathy DePentu Leave a Comment arts education, Cathy DePentu, MAEIA, music
What does that even mean? Does it mean we just have fun all the time? No. Does it mean that we don’t work at what we do? Absolutely not. Does it mean that I...
Continue ReadingRebecca Arndt Leave a Comment COVID-19, MAEIA, Remote Learning
For the last 20 years I have had the pleasure of teaching elementary general music grades K-5. Every year it seems that we are being asked to add more into our instruction even though it may...
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