Blogs & Online Sources

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment artists, arts education, broadway, dance, dancers, education, hyperallergic, music, podcasts, professional artists, professional choreographers, professional musicians, theatre, visual artists, visual arts

Podcasts are taking the world by storm and since spring break is here or near, try out the following podcasts to keep your creative embers burning.

Debra 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...

Stuart 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...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment art making, arts education, class engagement, classroom management, creative process, creativity, professional development, student engagement, teaching, teaching the arts

I am a reader. I am at my best when I have new information to process and to apply to my teaching and my life. Recently, a mentee asked me to provide a list of...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment dance education, national dance education organization, NDEO

This year's NDEO conference was held in Washington, D.C. with the theme of advocacy through dance.  Presenting on the MAEIA resources and model assessments were Nicki Flinn and Heather Vaughan-Southard. Most participants were curious...

Debra Henning Leave a Comment Cosmopolitan Chicken Research Project, ENERGY/MASS, Glenn Kaino, Mara Hasseltine, Next Generation Science Standards, Vanmechelen, Wasserman Projects

“We are in a revival of a cosmopolitan renaissance where we make the combination again between imagination and knowledge. We need art and science to make a connection. Out of this we can create...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment

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...

Heather 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...

Heather 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...

Heather 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...