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The Joy in Funding Dreams
Karrie LaFave Leave a Comment MAEIA Partners
I started my career as a high school Language Arts teacher in a small school in mid-Michigan. The same school, in fact, where I did my student teaching. I was elated! My five-year plan had...
Continue ReadingThis is Not a Field Trip
Since January 2023, I have been participating in a U.S. Department of Education grant funded project to strengthen arts educational programming in the nation’s schools. The project is called Race,...
Continue ReadingBookshelf: 20 Books to Stimulate Thinking for the (Arts) Educator
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...
Continue ReadingMAEIA among prestigious peers at NASAA
Heather Vaughan-Southard Leave a Comment
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) Arts Education Professional Development Institute convened on Thursday, Sept 15th at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. The panel addressed issues of equity, access and diversity in arts education...
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