THE ART OF SCIENCE LEARNING CONFERENCES 2011 www.artofsciencelearning.org Chicago - May 16-17 Illinois Institute of Technology Preliminary Agenda Available http://www.artofsciencelearning.org/conferences/chicago/chicago-agenda.html * Keynote by Walter Massey* *President, School of The Art Institute of Chicago* Features Todd Siler's unique Metaphorming Workshop * * * * * EARLY BIRD ($199) REGISTRATION THROUGH FRI APRIL 15 $250 FROM APRIL 16 *Certification of Hours of Attendance available* =================================================== The Art of Science Learning is an NSF-funded project convening scientists, artists, educators, business leaders, researchers and policymakers in three conferences this Spring (Washington DC, Chicago and San Diego) to explore how the arts can be engaged to strengthen STEM skills and spark creativity in the 21st-Century American workforce. Following the successful debut of The Art of Science Learning conferences in Washington DC (April 6-7), we invite you to participate in the next conference in this series, hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago May 16-17. The 1½-day conferences are hands-on, workshop-based forums organized around three interactive tracks that will: showcase interdisciplinary methods using arts-based learning to develop creativity, critical thinking and communication skills in the future STEM workforce (Educational Practice); share current research into the impact of arts-based approaches on science education (Research); and explore the connection between the arts, innovation and American economic competitiveness (Workforce Development). The conference will feature an opening keynote by renowned physicist Walter Massey, President of the School of The Art Institute of Chicago and a unique Metaphorming Workshop led by Dr. Todd Siler, where participants will collaboratively model and explore ideas using arts and science-based hands-on techniques. The names of other keynotes, observers and workshop presenters will be announced shortly. The Art of Science Learning is a project of the Learning Worlds Institute (www.learningworldsinstitute.org). Harvey Seifter is Project Director and Principal Investigator; Liz Dreyer, Executive Director of the Learning Worlds Institute is conference producer; and Dr. David Green is project and content development manager. We thank the Chicago Public Schools for sponsoring teams of arts/science teachers to participate in the conference. For more information on the Chicago Conference and 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), please see our website: 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 Follow our blog http://scienceblogs.com/art_of_science_learning/ 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).