Worcester, MA Named One of 3 NSF Art/Science Incubators
NSF granted $2.7 million to Worcester, Massachusetts to help it to become an Art of Science Learning incubator. The city is working to integrate the arts into STEM education (STEAM) through collaborative efforts between institutions. http://www.umassmed.edu/news/2012/education/innovative-project-integrates-arts-with-science-learning.aspx
Read MoreTED Talk: Teach Art and Science Together
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, is also a dancer and art collector. Using autobiographical stories, Dr. Jemison makes a strong case for a combined art and science approach to education that strengthens student intuition and logic...
Read MoreThe Best Scientists Are Artists
This Scientific American guest blog by Steven Ross Pomeroy makes the case for going from STEM to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). In this blog he argues that incorporating art into science education can help to improve the ways we take in, store, and communicate scientific...
Read MoreBiology Grad Student Group Promotes Science Through Art
BioEASI (Bio-Education and Art for Science Innovation) is a UC San Diego graduate student organization in the Division of Biological Sciences. Their goal is to increase the public understanding of science using outreach, education, and the arts. http://www.bioeasi.org/
Read MoreArt at the San Deigo Science Festival
The San Diego Science Festival plays host to two science-themed art contests: “Art as Science” and “K-12 Science Art Challenge”. The idea in part is to help increase support for the arts by demonstrating their cross-discipline usefulness.
Read MoreArt Crosses Language Barriers
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine for elementary teachers. The article linked here contains lesson plans and resources designed to teach science through art to eighth graders with language-based learning disabilities, but can be adapted for other age groups and...
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