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Looking Forward to the Next Act in 2024
Setting the stage… As we move into 2024, we look ahead to the activity and productivity of the MI Arts Education Instruction and Assessment project (MAEIA), but first...
Continue ReadingThank you, MCACA!
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment arts education, MAEIA Leadership Associates, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, MCACA, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
We are grateful for the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs for 2017-2018! Earlier this summer, MAEIA Leadership Fellows Holly Olszewski, wrote a blog...
Continue ReadingMargaret Thiele: Having Fun with the MAEIA Assessments
Margaret Thiele Leave a Comment arts assessment items, arts assessments, arts education, MAEIA Leadership Fellow, Margaret Thiele, music education, performance tasks
Last year I participated in the field-testing for the MAEIA Assessments for elementary music. In that role my focus was on the assessments themselves, the length of time it took to administer them, if they...
Continue ReadingElizabeth Andrews: “Why Are You Always So Happy?”
Elizabeth Andrews Leave a Comment arts classrooms, arts education, compassion, dance education, empathy, kindness, leadership, teaching, teaching arts
It is 8:00 in the morning. I left my house at 6:30 to drive over an hour in order to be ready when my less-than-exuberant high school students enter the dance studio. They are here for Dance...
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