Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, arts education, Barb Whitney, Kalamazoo College, Lansing Art Gallery, portfolio career, The All-American Singers

I haven’t always thought of myself as an artist or an arts advocate. I currently serve as the executive director for Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center. I am proud to lead the work...

Cheryl Poole Leave a Comment agency, arts education, arts instruction, Demonstrating Educator Effectiveness, early career, educator evaluation, MAEIA assessments, storytelling, teacher observation

Eavesdropping on a Teacher’s Conversation Recently, I had the opportunity to be present with a small group of art and music teachers. They were young and relatively new to their career. Their...