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...

Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts assessment, arts education, creative thinking, critical thinking, dance education, education, response assessments, teaching dance

I continually find myself in a situations appearing to be dominated by “either, or”. It has prompted me to think about this in terms of dance education. In (dance) education, consumers- and many providers- seem...

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...