INTRODUCTION TO THE Michigan Arts Education Instruction and

INTRODUCTION TO THE Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment PROJECT

Purposes of the MAEIA Project Improve the quality of your arts education program Monitor and improve student learning in the arts Support professional practice and improve teacher effectiveness Advance arts as a key element of a well-rounded education

Overview of the Module Series Introduction to the MAEIA Project Navigating the MAEIA Website Overview of the MAEIA Assessments Using the MAEIA Assessments Overview of the Content Standards Assessed by the MAEIA Assessments Scoring and Reporting the MAEIA Assessments Selecting the MAEIA Assessments Using the MAEIA Assessments to Demonstrate Educator Effectiveness 3

What if. . . 1 2 3 assessments were embedded in your instructional plans? students enjoyed the assessment PROCESS? educators and others could gain a deeper understanding of what assessment means in the 4 5 6 PROJECT-BASED LEARNING led the way to quality assessment? you could BELONG to a community of likeminded professionals exploring shared goals? you had resources to help your colleagues UNDERSTAND your work? 4

Welcome to MAEIA. . . We are the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment (MAEIA) project. We're changing the landscape of arts assessment for students, educators, and programs. MAEIA Resources Arts Education Blueprint & a Program Review Tool 350 arts assessments in dance, music, theatre, and visual art & a community of likeminded professionals

The Purposes of MAEIA The Call To elevate arts education and promote student learning in the arts within the state of Michigan. We noticed support is needed at district, building, and classroom levels. The Response MAEIA was developed by the Michigan Assessment Consortium (MAC) and Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) for the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), in partnership with Michigan educators to create high quality tools for arts educators.

Michigan Arts Educators: MAEIA’s Founding Contributors As members of MAEIA’s professional network, they: More than 2, 000 arts educators have rallied since 2012 to support arts education. Received professional development serving as assessment writers or reviewers Field tested MAEIA assessment items Field tested the MAEIA Program Review Tool Collaboratively scored field-tested items Provided feedback throughout the process

Creating the Context for High Quality Arts Education Programs Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education Program Michigan Blueprint Research and Recommendations maeia-artsednetwork. org

Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education Program Goal-setting document 7 criteria/44 indicators aligned with the Michigan School Improvement Framework.

Student Access Program Planning, Review, and Improvement Community and Cultural Collaboration s Facilities and Resources Seven Criteria of a Quality Arts Education Program Professional Learning and Instructional Support Policies and Accountabilit y Connections 10

What does the Blueprint do for you? It clarifies the moving parts of your program and give you tools to measure/talk about your work. It helps identify strengths and areas of improvement- program wide, or classroom-specific. It provide tools to enhance your teaching, your portfolio, and your building- or district-wide conversations about the arts – within the context of the Michigan school improvement planning process.

Michigan Blueprint of a Quality Arts Education Program Chapter 1 Introduction to MAEIA Chapter 2 Blueprint and SIF Alignment Chapter 3 How to Use the Blueprint Chapter 4 Student Access (7) Chapter 5 Facilities and Resources (9) Chapter 6 Policies and Accountability (14) Chapter 7 Connections (3) Chapter 8 Professional Learning and Instructional Support (4) Chapter 9 Community and Cultural Collaboration (3) Chapter 10 Program Planning, Review, and Improvement (3) Glossary

Framing the Conversation The Michigan Arts Education Program Review Tool measures school arts programs relative to each element contained in the Michigan Blueprint So what? The Program Review Tool is what you use when you want to provide evidence of how you rate compared to the Blueprint and to others.

MAEIA Program Review Tool Is a self-study tool districts and schools can use to analyze and reflect on the status of their own arts education program Consists of questions that schools are asked to fill out (about 75). Uses One or more questions to measure each Blueprint indicator. Results can be used as part of the district or building school improvement process.

Building the Experience The next series of MAEIA resources include: Model Arts Education Assessments for Grades K-8 These assessments are available in three grade bands (grades K-2, 3 -5, and 6 -8) in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. Model Arts Education Assessments for High School These assessments are available in three levels, suitable for first-year, secondyear, and third- & fourth-year students in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.

Types of Assessment Items Four types of assessments were created for each grade range and discipline. Performance Tasks Performance Events These types of items are embedded in the Performance Events & Tasks. Constructed Response Selected Response Over 350 Performance Events and Tasks are available.

So what? The assessment items are practical, inspired, and adaptable. That’s right adaptable to your needs. Events are short. Tasks are long. You’ll find assessment items that you could drop right into your curriculum. You’ll find other items that you would need to plan for. They may lead you to places you hadn’t considered before! With the booklets in your hand, you have a formal tool designed to be implemented by you when you are ready for them. Yet, you have complete permission to adjust the wording and the details to suit your needs based on time, situation, and the students in front of you.

Putting it into Action o There is a Teacher Booklet for every assessment, and a Student Booklet for most of them. o The Assessment Administration Manual provides general information about how to administer assessments. o A paper on Using the MAEIA Assessments to Demonstrate Educator Effectiveness is also available.

Join the Conversation! The MAEIA community is available online. In addition to the resources already explored, the MAEIA website features MAEIA Professional Learning: modules, tutorials, webinars, and opportunities for connection Blog and Online Sources: read the contributions of MAEIA affiliates, link to valuable resources, and learn about the state of arts in Michigan Trending Topics: a forum of conversations about arts education and current events within the disciplines of dance, music, theatre, visual art, arts integration, and arts education advocacy and policy.

So what? So now you have access to professional development resources as well as a professional teaching/learning community within Michigan.

What… if you could. . . place your program into the context of quality arts education programming? access tools your colleagues (administrators, educators) are used to seeing in other disciplines? implement assessments organic to the curriculum you’ve already created and feel inspired to re-imagine new projects? actively participate in the arts education community within Michigan?

You can! MAEIA maeia-artsednetwork. org

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