Youth Art Month: Highlighting Student Voices
is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. Started in 1961 by the
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is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. Started in 1961 by the
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In the 8th grade Michigan Merit Theatre Curriculum,
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There is an African proverb that wisely says: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. This past November I, along with colleagues from
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The arts lead us to our preferred future Now in my fourth decade of education, and as an educator experienced in curriculum and assessment development projects for every subject area (except...
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Every year I’m invited to write two blog posts, a December “look back” and a January “look forward”...
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Editor’s Note: Happy 10th Anniversary Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project! This is the last in our series celebrating the 10 year milestone. Over the past year we have highlighted...
Continue ReadingHi Everyone, It feels right to reach out personally to you all with a letter. In my role as the Fine Arts Consultant for Oakland Schools, I’ve conducted countless hours of professional development and...
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Editor’s Note: Happy 10th Anniversary Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA)...
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The times I feel the most frustrated in my work are when I care deeply about something, and it seems that no one is listening. Or that no one cares in the same ways I...
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Editor’s Note This is the third of a three part blog series by Tara Kintz exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. In this blog she describes how...
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