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30 Aug 2018

Cathy 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 (...

14 Aug 2018

Amy Lynne Pobanz: The Perfect Place to Teach and Learn

Amy Lynne Pobanz Leave a Comment agent for change, Amy Lynne Pobanz, Arts Advocacy, arts education, MAEIA, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, MAEIA resources, program review, school improvement

I dream about it. The perfect place to teach and learn. A district that celebrates the arts. I fantasize about amazing arts facilities and resources for my students. I long to feel valued and supported...

24 Jul 2018

Cathy DePentu: Developing Whole, Productive, Creative Humans

Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment 21st century skills, arts education, Cathy DePentu, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, Pixar, programmers, STEAM, value of the arts

Simon Sinek’s “Golden Circle” resonates with many arts educators. The concept “Start with...

18 Sep 2017

Thank you, MCACA!

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, MAEIA Leadership Associates, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, MCACA, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

We are grateful for the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs for 2017-2018! Earlier this summer, MAEIA Leadership Fellows Holly Olszewski, wrote a blog...

15 Aug 2017

MAEIA in 2017-2018

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, Associates, Collaborative Scoring System, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, opportunities, program review tool

Here are the MAEIA initiatives we are working on during 2017-18. How will you be joining us? MAEIA Professional Learning...

22 Jun 2017

Tammi Browning: The Arts Prepare Students to Reach Their Potential

Tammi Browning Leave a Comment arthur l. costa, arts education, assessment items, ben kallick, Curriculum 21, curriculum mapping, grant wiggings, Habits of Mind, heidi hayes jacobs, jay mctighe, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, reflection, Tammi Browning, transferable skills

Reading mission statements of school districts all over America, I find a universal educational purpose they seek to attain: To equip students with the skills necessary to reach their maximum potential in becoming self-sufficient, contributing...

01 Jun 2017

Cheryl Poole: Watching as They Assembled the MAEIA Tools

Cheryl Poole Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, blueprint, cheryl poole, MAEIA history, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, MCACA, PA 173, performance events, performance tasks, program review tool

Cheryl L. Poole is an educator with more than 40 years of experience in visual arts, museum administration and facilitating professional learning. She has had the pleasure of working with educators in the MAEIA...