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The Brushstrokes of All Folks: Teaching Arts Education Through the Lens of Culturally Responsive Teaching in a COVID Era
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment COVID-19, Culture, MAEIA
Editor’s Note I am excited to introduce the first post in a four part series written by Nafeesah Symonette on the intersection of Arts Education and Culturally Responsive Teaching in an...
Continue ReadingEmpowering Arts Education to Design an Anti-Racist World: Part 1
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment Anti-racist, Black Lives Matter, Joni Starr, National Arts Education Association
Over my career as a theatre practitioner and educator, I have heard and also said many times that theatre is a reflection of the human condition. So wow! Now, in this time of civil turmoil...
Continue ReadingCathy DePentu: Excited and Engaged in Teaching After 35 Years!
Cathy DePentu Leave a Comment Cathy DePentu, data collection, differentiated instruction, Leadership Fellow, M.T421, music education, orchestra, performance critique, professional learning
Thirty-five years ago a guidance counselor asked me, “Why should we schedule a student all four years in Orchestra? Aren’t students just repeating the same class?” I attempted to explain that students continue to...
Continue ReadingTammi Browning: The Arts Prepare Students to Reach Their Potential
Tammi Browning Leave a Comment arthur l. costa, arts education, assessment items, ben kallick, Curriculum 21, curriculum mapping, grant wiggings, Habits of Mind, heidi hayes jacobs, jay mctighe, MAEIA Leadership Fellows, reflection, Tammi Browning, transferable skills
Reading mission statements of school districts all over America, I find a universal educational purpose they seek to attain: To equip students with the skills necessary to reach their maximum potential in becoming self-sufficient, contributing...
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