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Arts educators are familiar with coaching students to their best expressions, yet the act of coaching is an artform itself. When educators come to better understand the formative assessment process, through guiding questions of “Where are we going?”, “What does the student understand now?” and “How do we get to the learning target?” the student’s experience of learning, engagement in the creative process, and the subsequent outcomes excel.
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Tara Kintz, Heather Vaughan-Southard
Tara Kintz, Ph.D., works as Research Associate for the Michigan Assessment Consortium on education initiatives to promote student-centered learning and assessment literacy. Tara has a background of over 25 years working in education as a teacher, instructional coach, administrator, facilitator of professional development, and researcher. Kintz’s work focuses on balanced assessment, social contexts of teaching and learning, student engagement, educational leadership, and professional learning to promote equity in schools. She is currently working on research and the development of resources to give educators the tools they need to effectively implement the formative assessment process.
Heather Vaughan-Southard is an arts education consultant specializing in social-emotional learning (SEL) and nervous system regulation in education. She is the Professional Learning Director for the Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment project (MAEIA), developed by the Michigan Assessment Consortium, supported by the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. She served as a member of Deb Dana’s polyvagal training team for courses offered through the Polyvagal Institute. She has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of arts education and the social-emotional learning in culturally responsible teaching.
