The Republic – Cathryn Creno
“For more than a decade, educators in Arizona and nationally have sought ways to help students develop passion for subjects they refer to as STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. But many say the efforts have fallen short in terms of getting students interested in tech because not all students love gadgets…So educators…have started incorporating arts into the lessons — calling the efforts STEAM. The goal is to get non-techie kids excited about the subjects…”What the arts do is make learning more engaging. Kids are more likely to persist in solving a puzzle if it interests them.””(more)