Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts integration, Beth Post, Carrie Jeruzal, Cathy DePentu, Cecila Gollan, Cindy Swan-Eagan, Cynthia Clingman, dance, Debra Henning, face-to-face presentations, Hedy Blatt, Holly Olszewski, James Mobley, Liz Andrews, MAEIA Fellows, MAIEA resources, Margaret Theile, MCACA, Michigan Arts and Cultural Affairs, Michigan Department of Education, music, professional development, Rebecca Arndt, special needs, Tammi Browning, theatre, visual arts, webinars

The MAEIA project, with generous support from the Michigan Council on Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Michigan Department of Education, assists school districts, buildings, educators,...

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Access to the arts for students in schools offers an avenue for self-expression and a source of inspiration. Beyond that, the arts develop students’ critical thinking skills. Additionally, numerous studies prove the arts benefit academic...

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...