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Changes to Michigan’s Educator Evaluation Laws and the Role of MAEIA Assessments
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Educator Evaluations
Recent changes in Michigan’s educator evaluation laws increase the “say” that teachers have in how they will be evaluated, and for arts educators, these changes serve as reminders of the way...
Continue ReadingCheryl L. Poole: What about the lesson plans?
Cheryl Poole Leave a Comment arts instruction, assessment modifications, curriculum, instructional strategies, MAEIA assessments, selecting assessments, teaching style
“These assessments are fine but where are the lessons?” That was the question I would sometimes hear in the conference exhibition booth when introducing the MAEIA assessments to educators attending the conference. They...
Continue ReadingIt’s the Start of the School Year. Find your Team. You are not Alone!
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Back to School, collaboration, dance, MAEIA, music, Online Learning, theatre, visual arts
In preparing ourselves as educators for this [input your own adjective here] school year, it is so critical for us to not become an island. More than ever, we must lean on one...
Continue ReadingA Peek Behind the Curtain
It is a privilege to serve as the project director for Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA). My role has evolved to one that helps frame annual project goals, align initial resources, and then...
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