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Making Connections: Transforming MAEIA Assessments into Arts-Integrated Learning Opportunities
In this series of 4 blog posts, I will share ideas inspired by MAEIA assessments for arts curriculum integration across K-12 school subjects and grade levels. These arts integration ideas are intended to foster interconnection across...
Continue ReadingRecognizing Achievement as Advocacy
More than half a year has passed since the state’s declaration of emergency, and despite the global pandemic, economic crisis, and ongoing struggles against racial inequity, at MAEIA we’ve been working diligently to...
Continue ReadingFrom Talking Points to Data Points: Creating a Vivid Future for Michigan
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For over a decade, MAEIA has been a national leader through the development of the MAEIA resources: Michigan Blueprint for Quality Arts Education, an...
Continue ReadingDelivering Quality Feedback to Students and Educators
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment critical discourse, Critical Response Process, dance, Demonstrating Educator Effectiveness, educator evaluation, educator observation, evaluation, feedback, Liz Lerman, MAEIA Assessment Items, music, response items, The Dance Exchange, theatre, visual arts
Quality feedback is key to progress for students and educators. Developing a method which inspires the recipient to get back to work can be difficult, especially in the age of standardization and fast-paced school and...
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