Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Cathy DePentu, data collection, differentiated instruction, Leadership Fellow, M.T421, music education, orchestra, performance critique, professional learning

Thirty-five years ago a guidance counselor asked me, “Why should we schedule a student all four years in Orchestra? Aren’t students just repeating the same class?” I attempted to explain that students continue to...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Adaptation, dance, Dewsbury-White, Kathy Dewsbury-White, MAEIA, music, theatre, visual arts

2022 marks the 10th year for the MAEIA Project. The first seven years were about outlining the structure of the organism.  We articulated what gold standard arts programming looked like, we built a robust...

Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment

Eavesdropping on a Teacher’s Conversation Recently, I had the opportunity to be present with a small group of art and music teachers. They were young...