Elizabeth Andrews Leave a Comment arts classrooms, arts education, compassion, dance education, empathy, kindness, leadership, teaching, teaching arts

It is 8:00 in the morning. I left my house at 6:30 to drive over an hour in order to be ready when my less-than-exuberant high school students enter the dance studio. They are here for Dance...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Looking Back

I know we hoped the story arc of 2021 would be different from 2020. We were eager to turn the page at this time last year, but COVID-19 persisted and the inequities that were already in place...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Living an Artistic Life, Michigan Arts and Cultural Council

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?...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment

At the end of last school year, I authored a blog for Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) titled To Grade or Not to Grade…That...