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Living an Artistic Life
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?...
Continue ReadingLiz Andrews: “Jump in- take a chance- try something new.”
Elizabeth Andrews Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, arts integration, authentic assessment, blueprint, Cynthia Clingman, Leadership Fellows, Liz Andrews, MAEIA, performance events, performance tasks, professional development, professional learning, program review tool, virtual sessions, webinars
The MAEIA Leadership Fellows work individually and collaboratively to create and present professional learning on the use of MAEIA resources in face-to-face and webinar formats. For some presenters, virtual sessions are new formats which lead...
Continue ReadingBarb Whitney: Advocating for Students through the Arts
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...
Continue ReadingAsking Students What They Think: Part of a Formative Assessment Approach to Teaching
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment dance, Formative Assessment, music, Students, theatre
At this time of COVID 19 and the breakneck speed of shifts to online learning, I want to discuss the use of formative assessment. Michigan uses this definition of formative assessment within its
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