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1/ Is it time to transform education so the arts and sciences 'teach together' around themes reflecting real-world problems? @Cambridge_Uni & @EdinburghUni research by @PamBurnard and @L0ur0Col makes the case for teaching pupils to 'think like Da Vinci'. https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/facultyweb_content/news/teach-pupils-to-think-like-da-vinci
2/ This new paper, in @SpringerNature Curriculum Perspectives, argues for shaking up curricula so that subjects are no longer taught independently of one another would better prepare children for challenges, such as climate change.
Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-020-00128-y
Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-020-00128-y
3/ This is a contribution to the field of 'STEAM' education, which seeks to reinsert the 'A' of Arts into national attempts to encourage the uptake of STEM subjects. @PamBurnard and @L0ur0Col's co-edited book, published last year, explores this in detail: https://brill.com/view/title/54614
4/ The new paper also presents case studies of STEAM education in action, using examples from a math-artwork project in South Africa, and a school garden initiative in Aberdeen. In both, pupils exhibited deepened engagement with scientific principles and ideas.
5/ You can also read more about this story in various media today, including this excellent summary by @nicolawoolcock of @thetimes: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/young-leonardos-urged-to-lead-education-renaissance-rfw7d6glr
