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...

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...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Acceptance, Assimilation, Mindset

In my current work as an administrator and instructor for arts programming for people with disabilities, I am constantly researching similar programs across the continent, trying to determine what best practices exist in my field. (...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Educator Evaluations

Editor’s Note: To learn more about the changes in Michigan’s educator evaluation laws, check out Ed’s previous MAEIA blog post,