Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Cathy DePentu, COVID-19, DePentu, MAEIA, music, virtual learning

So, let’s do a quick recap of the last eight months…I am Director of Orchestras for the Plymouth Canton Community Schools. I teach at “The Park,” a sprawling campus...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, arts education, artsedweek, becauseofartsed, impact of the arts

Have you heard? It is National Arts Education Week!  September 11-17, 2016. The National Arts Education Week page on the Americans for the Arts website offers three...

Rebecca Arndt Leave a Comment arts assessment, music, music assessment, music education, student growth, student learning, teacher engagement, testing

Today, MAEIA launches the Michigan Collaborative Scoring System field test (MI-CSS powered by Oscar Classroom ™) for 2019. The following article was written by MAEIA Leadership Fellow, Rebecca Arndt, based on her participation in the...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment COVID-19, Culture, MAEIA

Editor’s Note I am excited to introduce the first post in a four part series written by Nafeesah Symonette on the intersection of Arts Education and Culturally Responsive Teaching in an...