Have You Heard of MAEIA?  I was recently introduced to the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment Project and was blown away by this somewhat unknown resource.  Read to find out more! 

You can visit their official website HERE.

MAEIA offers authentic assessments and collaborative scoring opportunities for arts educators.  They also offer tools to demonstrate educator effectiveness, develop an improvement plan for your arts program, as well as a community for arts teachers.  Teaching in the arts can be isolating, and this is one more way to be connected and build community. 

(Taken directly from their website:)

MAEIA is the first statewide project to create a comprehensive one-stop-shop of tools and resources that can help K-12 districts answer key questions educators are asking: 

• What does an exemplary arts program look like? 

• Where do I find research that supports the need for quality arts programs? 

• What tool would help my district evaluate its arts program? 

• What does authentic assessment in the arts look like? 

• What tools can I use to have meaningful conversations about arts education in my district? 

Data that results from using the MAEIA voluntary tools can be used for assessing student learning or for program and instructional improvement.

What are you waiting for?… go check it out!