EARLY BIRD ($199) REGISTRATION now open for THE ART OF SCIENCE LEARNING CONFERENCES 2011 www.artofsciencelearning.org Washington DC - April 6-7 The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Chicago - May 16-17 Illinois Institute of Technology San Diego - June 14-15 California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology (CALIT2) at the University of California San Diego in collaboration with the San Diego Science Alliance. Join with scientists, artists, educators and business leaders to explore how arts-based learning can strengthen science education and develop creativity, critical thinking and communication skills in America's 21st Century STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) workforce. The Art of Science Learning is an NSF-funded project convening scientists, artists, educators, business leaders, researchers and policymakers in three conferences this Spring to explore how the arts can be engaged to strengthen STEM skills and spark creativity in the 21st-Century American workforce. These 1½ -day conferences will showcase interdisciplinary methods and techniques used by educators and artists, share current research into the impact of arts-based approaches on science education, and explore the connection between the arts and American economic competitiveness. For more information on the NSF-funded project as a whole, including community-building with science educators, the workforce development report and the development of a research agenda outlining strategies needed to assess the impact of this approach to scientific literacy and STEM skill development , see our website at www.artofsciencelearning.org. For questions, please contact David Green at [log in to unmask] See our Facebook Page at http://on.fb.me/ebrMYu Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/artstem For a flier to help publicize this conference to museum educators, go to: http://www.artofsciencelearning.org/images/FLIERS/museums.pdf ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).