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MAEIA in 2017-2018
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, Associates, Collaborative Scoring System, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, opportunities, program review tool
Here are the MAEIA initiatives we are working on during 2017-18. How will you be joining us? MAEIA Professional Learning...
Continue ReadingNotice, Name, and Support: A Progression of Personal and Professional Growth
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Better Together in the Arts, DEI, Embodied Practices, SEL
Over the last few months, Nafeesah Symonette and I have been presenting on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), by way of culturally responsible teaching, and its connection to social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Soon,...
Continue ReadingMAEIA in Conversation: Remote Learning in the Arts
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Back to School, Better Together in the Arts, Remote Learning
In preparation for Fall 2020, as MAEIA’s Professional Learning Director, I met with two arts educators who have spent the last six years teaching with the Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy. Visual Arts educator, Carrie...
Continue ReadingLiving an Artistic Life
Editor’s Note: As arts educators we often wonder about the long term impact of our teaching. When they have left us, do our students grow into or out of their artistry and creativity?...
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