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The Joy in Funding Dreams
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment MAEIA Partners
I started my career as a high school Language Arts teacher in a small school in mid-Michigan. The same school, in fact, where I did my student teaching. I was elated! My five-year plan had...
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Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment dance, Kathy Dewsbury-White, Looking Forward, MAEIA, music, theatre, visual arts
This is part two of a two-part series that looks back and looks forward at the purposes and achievements of the Michigan Arts Education Instruction & Assessment (MAEIA) project. Check out
Continue ReadingCarrie Jeruzal: Redesign- Make it Bad, Then Make it Better
Carrie Jeruzal Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, Carrie Jeruzal, design process, design thinking, mishaps, object design, parenting, redesign, V.T209, visual arts
Just like great art, great art education is often inspired by personal experiences. But, not always in the way one might expect…. A couple of years ago my oldest daughter’s class was holding a...
Continue ReadingArtistry as Gratitude
wpengine Leave a Comment Gratitude
At this time of year in particular, we pause for the practice of gratitude. We assess our lives through the question, “What am I grateful for?” My answer often includes creativity, the ability to see...
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