Upon returning to the United States, we developed ArtLight Global, an organization dedicated to providing arts-integrated workshops in mathematics to students who would benefit most.ĪrtLight Global’s workshops help students better conceptualize and understand mathematics concepts, such as ratios, fractions or geometry, through art.
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The added value of integrating art with mathematics laid the groundwork for us to think about how to provide students with tools to improve learning and strengthen skills needed to retain mathematics content. When students are equipped with knowledge of these fields, it improves economic development and allows children to see themselves as collaborators, problem solvers and critical thinkers. Both fields observe, describe, and imitate our natural world, which is important as students advance not only in mathematics or art, but also in science, technology, and engineering. With lack of early exposure to numbers and simple mathematics informally at home, teachers with limited proficiency in mathematics, and insufficient resources, students are left without opportunities to learn through differentiated instruction practices that are offered in many high achieving schools around the world.įortunately, research shows that when art is used to teach mathematics, it can impact students’ understanding and retention of key concepts and vocabulary. Using art can help students lagging behind Children with marginalized backgrounds continually perform poorly in international mathematics skills comparisons, which leave them several grade levels behind their peers who have more advantages (Global Partnership for Education, 2012). It is well documented that there are a range of factors that undermine students’ ability to perform well in mathematics, and many factors are exacerbated when students come from minority backgrounds. After presenting our research on a panel, we found we shared common interests in using art integration as a mechanism for deeper understanding and learning of mathematics concepts. Artlight Global’s journey began at a Southeast-Asian Fulbright Conference in Jaipur, India, in early 2016.
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