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National Connected Arts Network: You CAN Grow Using PLC Practices
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are nothing new. Many schools build in time, processes, and procedures to ensure their teachers are using PLCs as a part of their pathway to build themselves within the profession and...
Continue ReadingNotice, Name, and Support: A Progression of Personal and Professional Growth
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment Better Together in the Arts, DEI, Embodied Practices, SEL
Over the last few months, Nafeesah Symonette and I have been presenting on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), by way of culturally responsible teaching, and its connection to social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. Soon,...
Continue ReadingCynthia Clingman: “Drop Everything”
Cynthia Clingman Leave a Comment Beverly Cleary, Cynthia Clingman, DEAR, Drop Everything and Read, Kent Intermediate School District, Leadership Fellows, Liz Andrews, MAEIA, professional development, professional learning, webinars
The MAEIA Leadership Fellows present general and specialized professional learning presentations to educators, administrators, and community organizations who interact with K-12 schools. Below, Cynthia Clingman outlines what is was like developing her...
Continue ReadingCathy Depentu: The Benefits of Pushing Out of Your Comfort Zone
Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Adolph Brown, arts education, Leadership Fellow, MASTA, Michigan American String Teachers Association, music education, professional development, professional learning
I believe in the importance of MAEIA and its resources. I always try to set aside my ego and throw myself into difficult challenges or situations in order to improve, from an advanced violin class (...
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