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From the MAEIA community: Nicki Flinn
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...
Continue ReadingThe Practice of Adaptation: A Series in Four Disciplines, Part 2 Using MAEIA Performance Assessments for Online Teaching
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment dance, music, Online Learning, Online Teaching, Performance Assessment, theatre, visual arts
As stated before, we find ourselves in unprecedented times and with the possibility of adapting your teaching to online platforms, we at MAEIA are here for you. In a previous posting we asked educators to...
Continue ReadingCreative Days: Teaching Creativity through Producing Original Music
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment instruction, Michigan Arts Education
For the past 17 years, as a main component of our yearly music curriculum, I have been producing original music with K-12 students. By providing the tools, the time, and the guidance for students to create...
Continue ReadingLiving an Artistic Life
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Living an Artistic Life, Michigan Arts and Cultural Council
Editor’s Note: As arts educators we often wonder about the long term impact of our teaching. When they have left us, do our students grow into or out of their artistry and creativity?...
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