Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, dance, Elementary Education, MAEIA, music, Performance Assessment, Secondary Education, theatre, visual arts

“Assessment.”  It doesn’t have to be such a dirty word. As ARTs teachers, we’re often scared off by the idea of assessments. We think they’re just...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment MAEIA at 10

Michigan’s arts education community is filled with champions and collaborators. As we’ve grown since 2012, we’ve supported one another with fierce kindness and grace. We’ve got heart, and we’ve got grit....

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment

Since January 2023, I have been participating in a U.S. Department of Education grant funded project to strengthen arts educational programming in the nation’s schools. The project is called Race,...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment

I am sweating. I have been dancing for the last four hours. It is nearing the end of the day and the summer evening is just beginning. There is a large garage door at the...