Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Adolph Brown, arts education, Leadership Fellow, MASTA, Michigan American String Teachers Association, music education, professional development, professional learning

I believe in the importance of MAEIA and its resources. I always try to set aside my ego and throw myself into difficult challenges or situations in order to improve, from an advanced violin class (...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Anti-racist, Black Lives Matter, MAEIA assessment

To read the first in this two part series see the July 8 blog post. Read Dr. Rolling’s ...

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...

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment arts education, Cathy DePentu, dance, MAEIA, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, music, professional learning, Professional Learning Community, school year, theatre, visual arts

I have been in school for 58 of my 63 years. Granted, I’ve switched roles a few times and moved back and forth from the front of the room to behind a desk (...