Creating Lessons Which Lead to MAEIA Assessments
When I present at workshops the question I am asked most often is, “But how do I teach this?”. As I reflect on my 20 years of teaching, in year one I probably would have had...
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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 ReadingFlavors, Textures, and Colors Combining Visual and Culinary Arts to Meet Students Where They Are
Editor’s Note: At MAEIA we are dedicated to advancing access to quality arts education for all of Michigan’s students and one effective way to achieve this is partnering schools...
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: Characters of the Harlem Renaissance Theatre Assessment
In the 8th grade Michigan Merit Theatre Curriculum,
Continue ReadingThe Creative Endgame: Centering the Creative Process with Authentic Assessment
Fostering the growth of the creative process in children is like growing a garden in the most fertile soil. With exposure to the right elements, and plenty of time and space to...
Continue ReadingWe’re Listening
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...
Continue ReadingHarnessing the Power of Impact Networks to Elevate the Arts
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~African Proverb While it has been in conversation and practice for over...
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