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By Laurie Jo Miller Farr Many people are familiar with the right-brain/left-brain theory that hypothesizes that each side of the brain has a function; one side of our brain is dominant over the other in determining personality, thoughts, and behavior. Perhaps you’ve heard it said that a person who is a left-brained thinker takes a more logical, analytical, and methodical view toward life and learning. A right-brained thinker is said to be more intuitive, thoughtful, and imaginative. Does Right-Brain Orientation Exist? This left-brain and right-brain topic is an interesting theory and a popular—but unproven—one. According to Psychology Today , the dominant side theory is currently being challenged as “state-of-the-art neuroscientific research is slowly beginning to debunk many age-old neuromyths.” Connectomics and Neuroimaging Neuroimaging research suggests that we do actually use both sides of the brain to perform most activities. In the growing field of study called connectomics, neuroscientist researchers are learning that the entire brain works together, using both hemispheres “via finely coordinated communication to optimize cognitive functions and creative capacity,” as reported in Psychology Today . Picking Up STEAM What does this research mean for students? For sure, the one-room schoolhouse 20th-century mantra of the three R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic) has shifted enormously. Within the past decade, an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills for the 21st century has gained enormous traction among educators and students alike. Even more recently, a movement to turn STEM into STEAM has caught on, championed by academics who point out that art and design are critical to a rounded approach that embraces problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity. Incorporating the Arts Perhaps right-brain dominance isn’t the reason why some of us prefer drawing pretty pictures to drawing conclusions from data. These preferences are as natural as a preference for chocolate or vanilla. Yet, a well-rounded curriculum across all aspects of STEAM that provides both depth and breadth is what many K-12 schools are striving for today. Importantly, the arts in STEAM is an approach, not a separate subject. The STEAM educational approach favors hands-on learning, suggesting that science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics are intertwined, that they’re hard-wired in the brain and enormously useful in life. Jobs of the Future STEAM skills are vital and emerging careers require both logical and creative thinkers. Think about a web designer who must strategize the site architecture, conceive page layouts, and code the whole thing. How can a theater group design stage sets without artists that can take a technical approach? The production of television broadcasts, games and music videos incorporates a mix of skills from several components of STEAM. Even self-employed photographers, bloggers and vloggers must have storytelling skills in addition to an ability to interpret analytics for retargeting and maximizing their audience reach. What other jobs can you think of that depend upon all five elements of STEM, including the arts?
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Can Right-Brained Learners Find A Place In A STEAM Field?
By Laurie Jo Miller Farr Many people are familiar with the right-brain/left-brain theory that hypothesizes that each side of the brain has a function; one side of our brain is dominant over the other in determining personality, thoughts, and behavior. Perhaps you’ve heard it said that a person who is a left-brained thinker takes a more logical, analytical, and methodical view toward life and learning. A right-brained thinker is said to be more intuitive, thoughtful, and imaginative. Does Right-Brain Orientation Exist? This left-brain and right-brain topic is an interesting theory and a popular—but unproven—one. According to Psychology Today , the dominant side theory is currently being challenged as “state-of-the-art neuroscientific research is slowly beginning to debunk many age-old neuromyths.” Connectomics and Neuroimaging Neuroimaging research suggests that we do actually use both sides of the brain to perform most activities. In the growing field of study called connectomics, neuroscientist researchers are learning that the entire brain works together, using both hemispheres “via finely coordinated communication to optimize cognitive functions and creative capacity,” as reported in Psychology Today . Picking Up STEAM What does this research mean for students? For sure, the one-room schoolhouse 20th-century mantra of the three R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic) has shifted enormously. Within the past decade, an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills for the 21st century has gained enormous traction among educators and students alike. Even more recently, a movement to turn STEM into STEAM has caught on, championed by academics who point out that art and design are critical to a rounded approach that embraces problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity. Incorporating the Arts Perhaps right-brain dominance isn’t the reason why some of us prefer drawing pretty pictures to drawing conclusions from data. These preferences are as natural as a preference for chocolate or vanilla. Yet, a well-rounded curriculum across all aspects of STEAM that provides both depth and breadth is what many K-12 schools are striving for today. Importantly, the arts in STEAM is an approach, not a separate subject. The STEAM educational approach favors hands-on learning, suggesting that science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics are intertwined, that they’re hard-wired in the brain and enormously useful in life. Jobs of the Future STEAM skills are vital and emerging careers require both logical and creative thinkers. Think about a web designer who must strategize the site architecture, conceive page layouts, and code the whole thing. How can a theater group design stage sets without artists that can take a technical approach? The production of television broadcasts, games and music videos incorporates a mix of skills from several components of STEAM. Even self-employed photographers, bloggers and vloggers must have storytelling skills in addition to an ability to interpret analytics for retargeting and maximizing their audience reach. What other jobs can you think of that depend upon all five elements of STEM, including the arts?
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Can Right-Brained Learners Find A Place In A STEAM Field?
BOSTON, Mass. (CBS Local) – With many states dealing with record-high temperatures and massive heat waves, many people are probably sick of summer already. A new study says that your brain may hate the heat more than you do. Researchers at Harvard University have discovered that a person’s brain works 13 percent slower when it has to operate in extreme heat. According to their report in PLOS Medicine , scientists studied 44 college students living in Boston during a 2016 heat wave. That July heat wave was reportedly one of the hottest in the city’s history. 22 of the students lived in a brick-based buildings with no air-conditioning. The other 22 undergrads were living in air-conditioned dorms during the 12-day experiment. The team from Harvard’s T.H. Chan school of Public Health found that the students in non-air-conditioned buildings performed over 13 percent worse on both math and memory tests than their air-conditioned classmates. “Most of the research on the health effects of heat has been done in vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, creating the perception that the general population is not at risk from heat waves,” lead author Jose Guillermo Cedeño-Laurent said in a press release . “Knowing what the risks are across different populations is critical considering that in many cities… the number of heat waves is projected to increase due to climate change.” Scientists added that the buildings the students lived in made the effect of heat on their brains even worse. “These buildings have a hard time shedding heat during hotter summer days created by the changing climate, giving rise to indoor heat waves,” study co-author Joseph Allen added.
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Hozier Listened To Kendrick Lamar & 'Incredibly Brave' Hip-Hop While Writing New Music
Hozier doesn't stray far from his own music when he's hard at work in the studio, but he had hip-hop on the brain when he was working on the …
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Hozier Listened To Kendrick Lamar & 'Incredibly Brave' Hip-Hop While Writing New Music
Hwanhee debuted as a member of R&B duo Fly to the Sky in 1998 along with bandmate Brain and released hits like “Day by Day,” “Sea of Love,” …
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Hwanhee of Fly to the Sky to release new single Tuesday