Blogs & Online Sources
Tagged: educator effectiveness
National Dance Education Organization Conference
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment dance education, national dance education organization, NDEO
This year's NDEO conference was held in Washington, D.C. with the theme of advocacy through dance. Presenting on the MAEIA resources and model assessments were Nicki Flinn and Heather Vaughan-Southard. Most participants were curious...
Continue ReadingMargaret Thiele: Having Fun with the MAEIA Assessments
Margaret Thiele Leave a Comment arts assessment items, arts assessments, arts education, MAEIA Leadership Fellow, Margaret Thiele, music education, performance tasks
Last year I participated in the field-testing for the MAEIA Assessments for elementary music. In that role my focus was on the assessments themselves, the length of time it took to administer them, if they...
Continue ReadingWhat Arts Educators Need to Know About Bargaining . . . and How that Translates into More Classroom Resources
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Bargaining, MEA
Editor’s Note: Sometimes we like to repost popular blog articles. We refer to them as ‘evergreen’ and Chad’s insight here is definitely worth sharing again. This blog was first published in August...
Continue ReadingCathy DePentu: “No Music Without Fun, No Fun Without Music” as the theme for a concert….
Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment arts education, Cathy DePentu, MAEIA, music
What does that even mean? Does it mean we just have fun all the time? No. Does it mean that we don’t work at what we do? Absolutely not. Does it mean that I...
Continue Reading
