AL.com – Lee Roop
“Art and mathematics are traditionally two very different things. Putting them together – or more specifically, using the arts to teach math – is the subject of a workshop for teachers in Huntsville next week. Teaching teams from area schools will meet at the Arts Council of Huntsville for three days with Georgia artist and master teacher Jeff Mather. Six visual and performing artists from Huntsville will also attend to explore possible teaching partnerships. The Arts Council won a state education grant to conduct the workshop. It’s part of the movement to add an “A” for Arts to the much-discussed STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The effort to guide students toward those fields is often called STEAM today, reflecting the Arts insertion.”(more)