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A growing number of schools are now incorporating teaching methods that are more in line with STEAM education, as it has become clear that arts education makes learning more fun and keeps children more engaged.

“Incorporating the A in STEAM—art—brings in personal expression, empathy, meaning-making and the purpose of what you’re learning,” explains Dr. Kristin Cook, associate dean of Bellarmine’s Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education and longtime science educator. “It’s the humanizing piece of transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary instruction.”

Introduction

  • Critical thinking

  • Creativity

  • Problem Solving

  • Teamwork

  • Skill Development

  • Learning

STEAM is an educational approach that incorporates the arts into the more-familiar STEAM model, which includes science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

STEAM Pyramid Analysis :

Is Art Context Necessary?

  • STEAM programs can include any of the visual or performing arts, such as dance, design, painting, photography and writing.
  • Science

  • Technolgy

  • Engineering

  • Mathematics

  • Arts

The language arts are also vital for communication and, in the case of things like sign language, can help to provide people with greater accessibility.

The skills developed through the arts are often in high demand within the workforce, where creative solutions to problems may be needed and where different perspectives can be useful.

It is worth taking the time to understand the importance of the arts in providing students with a rounded education. The subjects contained within this field are able to teach people the value of creativity, innovation, communication, and contemplation. In addition, the arts can help to provide individuals with a greater appreciation for culture.

The focus has been on STEM fields and education for them since the late 20th century, when the ongoing shortage of technology workers began.Since that time, government agencies in many countries around the world have invested heavily in STEM education and its promotion.

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