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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 ReadingMaking a Mess to Clean the Room: An Approach to Arts Programming Evaluation
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Arts Programming Evaluation
I work a full-time job. I have two side gigs teaching. I have a six-and-a-half-year-old daughter and a very furry dog. All of this is to say that my house is rarely...
Continue ReadingMaking Connections: Transforming MAEIA Assessments into Arts-Integrated Learning Opportunities – 1st Grade Math and Theatre
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Arts-Integrated Learning, Curriculum Integration, math
In this series of 4 blog posts, I will share ideas inspired by MAEIA assessments for arts curriculum integration across K-12 school subjects. These arts integration ideas are intended...
Continue ReadingGo Make Music: Connecting Within the Family Ensemble
Holly Olszewski Leave a Comment
In a time when our communities are scattered and "socially distanced," building connections with students—both teacher-to-student as well as students' connections with each other—can seem an insurmountable challenge. When we build connections, we...
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