Category: Opportunities

Visual Arts MTEL Objective Review Committee Members Needed

The Department and the Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson are seeking Massachusetts educators who hold a provisional, initial or professional Dance or Visual Arts license or educator preparation faculty with expertise in these content areas to participate in an upcoming Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) Objective Review Committees.

  • 5/20/25 – Dance Objective Review Committee
  • 5/21/25 – Visual Arts Objective Review Committee

These committees meet in person from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. over the course of one day. The Department is committed to centering the voices of people who have been historically marginalized in public education, and DESE strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Latino, Asian, other educators of color, and members of other historically marginalized groups to apply.

Interested educators are asked to please complete an application online.

Anyone with questions about this opportunity can email Robyn Kaczowka at evaluationsystemscrg@pearson.com.

April 4, 2025 Mel Mastrolia 0

Urgent Need – President-elect

The next term for the MAEA Executive Committee position of President-elect started January 1, 2024. This position is a two-year term, that transitions into the role of President, and Past President, which are also two-year terms.

Please submit a letter of intent, resume/CV, short biography (250 word), and head shot for the election process to info@massarted.com asap.

For additional information about responsibilities and descriptions please refer to the MAEA website. Serving in this role includes paid membership for MAEA and NAEA, as MAEA is a state affiliate of NAEA.

March 23, 2025 Mel Mastrolia 0

Hands – On Workshops – Spring 2025

Our PD Committee Chair Margaurita Spear has been working hard to put together more hands-on workshop offerings for this spring.

The April offering has just been finalized! Puppet Palooza on April 12 at 9:00 am on Zoom with Ali Boudreau. 

MAEA and NAEA members can register at a discounted price of $12 for each workshop. Learn more and register here. You can also register now for the May offering, Comics as Reflective Practice on May 10 with Rachel Branham. The June offering will be shared soon!

Each registrant will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the individual workshop. If you attend a total of 5 unique workshops (10 hours), you can submit a request for a PDP certificate.

Have an idea for your own hands-on offering? Reach out to Margaurita (pd@massarted.com) or submit a proposal today.

Margaurita is also interested in co-chairing the PD Committee – connect with her today to learn more about how that might work. Or visit our Join the Board page website to learn a bit more about the position.

March 10, 2025 Mel Mastrolia 0

Youth Art Month – Statewide Virtual Exhibit Opportunity

We know many of you participate in celebrating the arts at a local or regional level for Youth Art Month in March. Please consider also participating and sharing your students’ work on a state-wide level. Being virtual, this show can be shared with students’ families and friends across the country or even the world!  We are hoping to make this year’s exhibit bigger and better than ever, and we need you! The deadline to register for this exhibit is January 17, 2025.

Please read through the submission guidelines for everything you need to know about registering and submitting your student work to the virtual exhibit.

December 11, 2024 Mel Mastrolia 0

Secretary and Treasurer – Call for Nominations

The MAEA Executive Committee positions of Secretary and Treasurer are currently open for a two-year position, starting January 1, 2025. Serving in these roles includes paid membership for MAEA and NAEA, as MAEA is a state affiliate of NAEA.

Please submit a letter of intent, resume/CV, short biography (250 word), and head shot for the election to info@massarted.com by December 20, 2024.

We recognize this is a tight turn around, and welcome people reaching out if they are interested, but need time to put together their formal application.

Elections for Secretary and Treasurer will be held shortly after the submission deadline. For additional information about responsibilities and descriptions please refer to the MAEA website.

December 4, 2024 Mel Mastrolia 0

2025 Youth Art Month Flag Contest – Check out this opportunity

YOUTH ART MONTH FLAG CONTEST:

This year’s this theme for YAM and the Poster/Flag Contest this year is “Connected Through Art”.

  • The flag contest is open to all students in grades K-12.
  • Each teacher may submit up to 15 student entries.
  • Grand Prize of $300 art supply gift card for winning student. PLUS $100 art supply gift card for your classroom. And to top it off, the grand prize work will be displayed at NAEA’s national convention in Louisville, Kentucky!
  • In addition, $100 art supply gift cards will be awarded to one student winner in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. PLUS an additional $100 art supply gift card for the winning students’ classrooms.
  • Digital entries will be accepted December 9, 2024 – January 10, 2025.
  • Click here for the Youth Art Month Flag Contest Submission Form.
    Please note you must be signed into a Google Account to access this form due to the file upload settings. If you have trouble submitting the form at school please try at home. Your school/districts internet settings may see this form as an issue. If you try it at home and you still have trouble submitting this form, please reach out to youthartmonth@massarted.com for assistance.

Read more about the submission requirements here. 

November 24, 2024 Mel Mastrolia 0