2022 marks the 10th year for the MAEIA Project. The first seven years were about outlining the structure of the organism. We articulated what gold standard arts programming looked like, we built a robust...
Continue ReadingThis time of year asks us to pay attention to gratitude and the blessings we have received. In my years as an arts educator and advocate, and in my role as MAEIA blog editor, I...
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note I am excited to introduce the first post in a four part series written by Nafeesah Symonette on the intersection of Arts Education and Culturally Responsive Teaching in an...
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: This is the fifth and final post in Heather’s wonderful series, ...
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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. We at MAEIA thought the best way...
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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
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This is part one of a two-part series that looks back and looks forward at the purposes and achievements of the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project. Read
Continue Reading2020 Update! The MAEIA Collaborative Scoring System is once again offered to art educators in Michigan in a completely virtual format. Recently “rebooted” through the “Better Together In the Arts” professional development initiative, visual...
Continue ReadingSo, let’s do a quick recap of the last eight months…I am Director of Orchestras for the Plymouth Canton Community Schools. I teach at “The Park,” a sprawling campus...
Continue ReadingIn preparing ourselves as educators for this [input your own adjective here] school year, it is so critical for us to not become an island. More than ever, we must lean on one...
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