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

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been a focus of discussion for educators and families in the 2020-2021 academic year, particularly as COVID-19 forced schools to adapt quickly, and in the process, highlighted the need to better...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Art in the Loft

Editor’s Note: At MAEIA we are dedicated to advancing access to quality arts education for all of Michigan’s students and one effective way to achieve this is partnering schools...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Formative Assessment

Editor’s Note This is the second of a three part blog series by Tara Kintz exploring the intersections of formative assessment and the fine arts. In this blog she prompts us...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, Arts Education Field Guide, Arts Education for America's Students, Arts Education Partnership, ArtScan, Barb Whitney, Creative Many Michigan, Critical Links, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Doing Well and Doing Good by Doing Art, ESSA, Imagination Project, James Catterall, Lansing Arts Gallery and Education Center, MAEIA, UCLA

Access to the arts for students in schools offers an avenue for self-expression and a source of inspiration. Beyond that, the arts develop students’ critical thinking skills. Additionally, numerous studies prove the arts benefit academic...