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 ReadingThis time of year asks us to pay attention to gratitude and the blessings we have received. In my years as an arts educator and advocate, and in my role as MAEIA blog editor, I...
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: This is the fifth and final post in Heather’s wonderful series, ...
Continue ReadingYou may already know MAEIA’s framework of supporting Michigan school districts, buildings, educators, and the public in implementing high-quality arts education programs in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts for all K-12 students. We...
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This is part two of a two-part series that looks back and looks forward at the purposes and achievements of the Michigan Arts Education Instruction & Assessment (MAEIA) project. Check out
Continue ReadingIn preparing ourselves as educators for this [input your own adjective here] school year, it is so critical for us to not become an island. More than ever, we must lean on one...
Continue ReadingAt this time of COVID 19 and the breakneck speed of shifts to online learning, I want to discuss the use of formative assessment. Michigan uses this definition of formative assessment within its
Continue Reading“Can we do clay…….Pleeeeease?” This was a question from one of my 4th grade art students during our first Zoom meeting for Remote Learning-Art. “Uhhhh, no?” was my response. Unfortunately, when our school district...
Continue ReadingAs 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 ReadingIn light of COVID-19 and our commitment to support arts educators and families, the MAEIA social media pages will be ramping up our posts sharing tools and resources to keep kids creating. Find us on
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