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Barb Whitney: Curating a Career in the Arts
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, arts education, Barb Whitney, Kalamazoo College, Lansing Art Gallery, portfolio career, The All-American Singers
I haven’t always thought of myself as an artist or an arts advocate. I currently serve as the executive director for Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center. I am proud to lead the work...
Continue ReadingDispelling Myths and Providing Resources for Scoring, Reporting, and Demonstrating Educator Effectiveness
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment assessment, assessment literacy, assessment practices, data display, educator effectiveness, reporting, scoring
The MAEIA Demonstrating Educator Effectiveness page is here! The page outlines the process an educator moves through in the planning, implementing, and presenting evidence of their effectiveness; complete...
Continue ReadingStudent, Teacher or Both? Lessons Learned in the Discovery of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Best Practices for Effective, Organic Application
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Culturally Responsive Teaching
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four part series by Nafeesah Symonette on the important topic of culturally responsive teaching. Be sure to check out her first post
Continue ReadingStudent-Driven Portfolio Assessment
At the end of last school year, I authored a blog for Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) titled To Grade or Not to Grade…That...
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