Activating Artistry in Individuals and Communities: The Role of the Teaching Artist and MI Creative Potential
“Everyone brims with artistry. There is an entire profession dedicated to activating people’s artistry for a range of purposes – Teaching Artists. These professionals know how...
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MAEIA at 10 – An Anniversary Celebrated!
On June 22, 2022 the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment community gathered at the Wharton Center in East Lansing to celebrate 10...
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Celebrating Youth Art Month with Student Voices
Youth Art Month 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. We at MAEIA thought the best way...
Continue ReadingMAEIA in Conversation: Remote Learning in the Arts
In preparation for Fall 2020, as MAEIA’s Professional Learning Director, I met with two arts educators who have spent the last six years teaching with the Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy. Visual Arts educator, Carrie...
Continue ReadingIt’s the Start of the School Year. Find your Team. You are not Alone!
In preparing ourselves as educators for this [input your own adjective here] school year, it is so critical for us to not become an island. More than ever, we must lean on one...
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