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Listening and Responding
Rebecca Arndt Leave a Comment COVID-19, MAEIA, Remote Learning
For the last 20 years I have had the pleasure of teaching elementary general music grades K-5. Every year it seems that we are being asked to add more into our instruction even though it may...
Continue ReadingArts Education Grants: Applying is Easy. It Really Is!
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment grants, MCACA, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, project grants
Editor’s Note: This is hard to believe, but Chad says, “Arts in Education grants often go unused and the money is sent back to the state to be redistributed elsewhere.” Read...
Continue ReadingZach Vandergraaff – 5 Ways MAEIA Assessments Can Improve Your Teaching
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, dance, Elementary Education, MAEIA, music, Performance Assessment, Secondary Education, theatre, visual arts
“Assessment.” It doesn’t have to be such a dirty word. As ARTs teachers, we’re often scared off by the idea of assessments. We think they’re just...
Continue ReadingMargaret Thiele: Having Fun with the MAEIA Assessments
Margaret Thiele Leave a Comment arts assessment items, arts assessments, arts education, MAEIA Leadership Fellow, Margaret Thiele, music education, performance tasks
Last year I participated in the field-testing for the MAEIA Assessments for elementary music. In that role my focus was on the assessments themselves, the length of time it took to administer them, if they...
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