Blogs & Online Sources
Tagged: MAEIA contributors
Youth Art Month: Highlighting Student Voices
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Youth Art Month
is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. Started in 1961 by the
Continue ReadingCathy DePentu: Career-long Learning
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 (...
Continue ReadingEmbodiment: The depth of SEL in and through the Arts
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment SEL, Social Emotional Learning
Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been a focus of discussion for educators and families in the 2020-2021 academic year, particularly as COVID-19 forced schools to adapt quickly, and in the process, highlighted the need to better...
Continue ReadingCecilia Gollan: How MAEIA has Made Me a Better Teacher (Part 1)
Cecilia Gollan Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, arts integration, connections, performance events, performance tasks, professional learning, program review tool, student growth, visual arts
If you were to stand outside my classroom or talk to kids that take my classes, you would get the impression that I know what I am doing. Kids would make comments about how they...
Continue Reading