Making Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Real
I was first introduced to the world of the arts as a student at...
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Acceptance vs. Assimilation: A Mindset Shift for Arts Education
In my current work as an administrator and instructor for arts programming for people...
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Ten Years of MAEIA Voices: The Beginnings with Early Innovators
Editor’s Note: Happy 10th Anniversary Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project! This is the first in a six part series that will continue throughout 2022 to celebrate the 10 year milestone....
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2022 Resolutions – Personal and Professional
New Year Resolutions . . . we’ve all heard of them, and chances are most of us have made them at some point in our lives. Resolutions are all about self-improvement and they contain the hope that...
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Ushering in the New Year with Adaptation
2022 marks the 10th year for the MAEIA Project. The first seven years were about outlining the structure of the organism. We articulated what gold standard arts programming looked like, we built a robust...
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Looking Back – MAEIA 2021
I know we hoped the story arc of 2021 would be different from 2020. We were eager to turn the page at this time last year, but COVID-19 persisted and the inequities that were already in place...
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The Joy in Funding Dreams
I started my career as a high school Language Arts teacher in a small school in mid-Michigan. The same school, in fact, where I did my student teaching. I was elated! My five-year plan had...
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Giving Gratitude for an Artistic Childhood
This time of year asks us to pay attention to gratitude and the blessings we have received. In my years as an arts educator and advocate, and in my role as MAEIA blog editor, I...
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The Explicit Act of Normalizing Diversity and Inclusion in Arts Education
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a four-part series by Nafeesah Symonette on the important topic of culturally responsive teaching. Be sure to check out her first three posts
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“And How are the Children?”
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series by Nafeesah Symonette on the important topic of culturally responsive teaching. Be sure to check out her first two posts
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