Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Acceptance, Assimilation, Mindset

In my current work as an administrator and instructor for arts programming for people with disabilities, I am constantly researching similar programs across the continent, trying to determine what best practices exist in my field. (...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment SEL, Social Emotional Learning

This is the fourth of five posts within a series dedicated to social-emotional learning in and through the arts. Previous posts include: Embodiment:...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, arts integration, communication, creative process, creative thinking, critical thinking, Joni Starr, social intelligence, transferable knowledge

Arts education benefits students because it affords them creative capacity and this allows students to be a part of making their own education instead of just receiving it. The creative process asks students to be...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, MAEIA Leadership Associates, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, MCACA, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

We are grateful for the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs for 2017-2018! Earlier this summer, MAEIA Leadership Fellows Holly Olszewski, wrote a blog...