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Janine Campbell: The Lasting Impact of Quality Professional Development
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment ArtPrize, arts education, Byron Center West Middle School, collaboration, communicating an idea, cutouts, Grand Rapids, Janine Campbell, legacy projects, MAEIA Blueprint, MAEIA program review tool, professional development, professional learning, Robert Rauschenberg, The Lab School of Washington D.C., The Power of Art Conference, visual arts
Professional development is an impactful tool for teachers. When it is directed in ways that allows teachers to take what they have learned and apply it in their own classrooms to engage students, it becomes...
Continue ReadingUshering in the New Year with Adaptation
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Adaptation, dance, Dewsbury-White, Kathy Dewsbury-White, MAEIA, music, theatre, visual arts
2022 marks the 10th year for the MAEIA Project. The first seven years were about outlining the structure of the organism. We articulated what gold standard arts programming looked like, we built a robust...
Continue ReadingShifting from Implicit to Explicit: Social Emotional Learning in the Arts Classroom
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment SEL, Social Emotional Learning
Editor’s Note: We see you, readers! We noticed that Heather’s February post titled Embodiment: The Depth of SEL In...
Continue ReadingRecognizing Achievement as Advocacy
More than half a year has passed since the state’s declaration of emergency, and despite the global pandemic, economic crisis, and ongoing struggles against racial inequity, at MAEIA we’ve been working diligently to...
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