Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Colleen Shoup, COVID-19, dance, MAEIA, Remote Learning, Theater, visual arts

“Can we do clay…….Pleeeeease?”  This was a question from one of my 4th grade art students during our first Zoom meeting for Remote Learning-Art.  “Uhhhh, no?” was my response. Unfortunately, when our school district...

Carrie Jeruzal Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, bundling assessments, Carrie Jeruzal, chunking, data collection, educator effectiveness, student growth, teacher evaluation, visual arts

Navigating the world of assessment can be daunting, especially assessment in the arts.  Arts assessments come in a variety of forms, all dependent upon a variety of factors:  resources available, specific arts discipline, grade level,...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Formative Assessment

Editor’s Note This is the second of a three part blog series by Tara Kintz exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. In this blog she prompts us...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Anti-racist, Black Lives Matter, Joni Starr, National Arts Education Association

Over my career as a theatre practitioner and educator, I have heard and also said many times that theatre is a reflection of the human condition. So wow! Now, in this time of civil turmoil...