Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment art making, arts education, class engagement, classroom management, creative process, creativity, professional development, student engagement, teaching, teaching the arts

I am a reader. I am at my best when I have new information to process and to apply to my teaching and my life. Recently, a mentee asked me to provide a list of...

Rebecca Arndt Leave a Comment art, arts assessment, arts education, assessments, field-tested, Leadership Fellows, music education, professional development

I have been asked about what the MAEIA project is and why it is so important. The simple answer is I want to give my students the best of me and the...

wpengine Leave a Comment Gratitude

At this time of year in particular, we pause for the practice of gratitude. We assess our lives through the question, “What am I grateful for?” My answer often includes creativity, the ability to see...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment

These are surreal and uncertain times for educators, to say the least. If you are like me, there are thoughts and scenarios running through your head regarding what this future school year will look like (...