Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Dwight Rich School, MAEIA, St. Martha's School, visual arts, Youth Art Month

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...

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Cathy DePentu, data collection, differentiated instruction, Leadership Fellow, M.T421, music education, orchestra, performance critique, professional learning

Thirty-five years ago a guidance counselor asked me, “Why should we schedule a student all four years in Orchestra? Aren’t students just repeating the same class?” I attempted to explain that students continue to...

Rebecca Arndt Leave a Comment art, arts assessment, arts education, assessments, field-tested, Leadership Fellows, music education, professional development

I have been asked about what the MAEIA project is and why it is so important. The simple answer is I want to give my students the best of me and the...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, dance education, Hope College, K-12 arts education, Nicki Flinn, standards, student growth, teacher effectiveness

My career in Dance Education started in the K-12 sector and advanced to higher education as I guide students into the field of Dance Education at Hope College. My experience with MAEIA over the last...