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Explainer: what’s the difference between STEM and STEAM?
With STEAM, we can challenge preconceptions that learning areas are separate, and move past the “I’m good at maths and science, so I’m not creative” way of thinking. This will change the way we see STEM problems and create a new way of thinking that is engaging, multifaceted and inclusive, with diversity of representation and…
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Art vs. science? The battle that never was
What role can art play in science? An unexpectedly important one, says NASA’s Michelle Thaller. Art is being used by NASA to communicate its discoveries and concepts and can help people learn science. Find out more in this video by Big Think. https://bigthink.com/videos/michelle-thaller-art-vs-science-the-battle-that-never-was
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Art + Technology
Technology is changing the way we make, experience and share our ideas. But how do artists use it to shape their craft and the way their audiences experience it? ART + TECHNOLOGY explores how creatives are bringing the disparate fields of Art and Technology together to reveal surprising works that belong to a whole new genre. Find out more in this video series.
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UNESCO Learning about biodiversity: multiple-perspective approaches
UNESCO: Learning about biodiversity: multiple-perspective approaches Download PDF
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UNESCO Biodiversity Learning Kit #1
UNESCO Biodiversity Learning Kit
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UNESCO Biodiversity Kit Vol 2 Activities
UNESCO Biodiversity Kit Vol 2 Activities Download PDF
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Why the “A” in STEAM Education is Just As Important As Every Other Letter
By Jennifer Gunn • November 8, 2017 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) has been around a while now, long enough for educators to see its outcomes and practices unfold in schools across the nation. But not long ago, various educators proposed adding an “A” (for arts) to the STEM concept, sparking a national debate about whether…
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Transdisciplinary: What is it?
The STEMarts projects incorporate strategies that are multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and/or transdisciplinary. These terms are so similar and can be confusing. Below are two links to blog posts with excellent explanations on what they mean and their differences. What is ‘transdisciplinary’? by Jaya Ramchandani | Jan 24, 2017 What is Transdisciplinarity? by Jeffrey Evans | July 29, 2014
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Tip of the iceberg’: is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics. …a number of researchers today think that it is actually humanity’s destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases such as Covid-19, the viral disease that emerged in China in December 2019, to…
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Thomas Friedman: Technology is accelerating faster than our ability to adapt. We can catch up
This post by Matt Parke, includes a video of Thomas Friedman explaining the that the foundation for adapting to rapid technological change is set, we just have to build on it. This is the reality that effects our students and he also has some tips on how to prepare students for this new world that is happening…
