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Cathy Depentu: The Benefits of Pushing Out of Your Comfort Zone
Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Adolph Brown, arts education, Leadership Fellow, MASTA, Michigan American String Teachers Association, music education, professional development, professional learning
I believe in the importance of MAEIA and its resources. I always try to set aside my ego and throw myself into difficult challenges or situations in order to improve, from an advanced violin class (...
Continue ReadingHelping Our Evaluators Understand What We’re Doing – Encore Post From March 9th, 2018
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...
Continue ReadingCynthia Clingman: “Drop Everything”
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...
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...
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