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Acceptance vs. Assimilation: A Mindset Shift for Arts Educators
Editor’s Note: This is an encore posting which was originally published on March 11, 2022. At the time Emily was the Manager of Creative Experiences at Peckham, Inc. Peckham, Inc. is a vocational rehabilitation non-profit...
Continue ReadingWe’re Listening
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Michigan Arts and Culture Council
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 ReadingSharing Days: Assessing Creativity through Producing Original Music
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment assessment, Michigan Arts Education
Assessing creative work should focus on encouraging and supporting your student’s growth and development as a young artist. It is important to distinguish between the reflective, constructive criticism of the actual work a student...
Continue ReadingCheryl L. Poole: What about the lesson plans?
Cheryl Poole Leave a Comment arts instruction, assessment modifications, curriculum, instructional strategies, MAEIA assessments, selecting assessments, teaching style
“These assessments are fine but where are the lessons?” That was the question I would sometimes hear in the conference exhibition booth when introducing the MAEIA assessments to educators attending the conference. They...
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