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FRESH AIR-What Can Drumming Do For Your Health?

What Can Drumming Do For Your Health? Pamela Lynn-Seraphine / Articles / May 15th, 2018 Scientists are looking deeper into the health benefits of drumming and uncovering fascinating evidence of how the practice affects our health. The art of drumming is finally making its way into the health and wellness revolution. Over the last decade research involving the neurobiological underpinnings of drumming has seen tremendous growth. Unfortunately, the perception of the art form is still one dimensional. Magazine pages and Instagram feeds perpetuate the portrayal of drumming being only about extreme speed, tricks, and jaw-dropping abilities. Yes, skillful prowess is a significant part of drumming, but it’s not the whole picture. When you take a step back, you’ll be able to notice the remarkable number of positive effects drumming has on your health. Drumming Improves Brain Health Modern technologies like functional MRI screenings give scientists a glimpse at how le...

Catholic Schools Add 'R' for Religion to Turn STEAM to STREAM

Catholic Schools Add 'R' for Religion to Turn STEAM to STREAM By Jackie Zubrzycki on August 26, 2015 5:25 PM For Roman Catholic schools seeking to differentiate themselves from the pack, STREAM's the word. This is the second year of a National Catholic Educational Association initiative to promote science, technology, religion, engineering, arts, and math — that's STREAM — in Catholic schools. STEM — short for science, technology, engineering, and math — has been a buzzword and a policy focus for nearly a decade, part of an effort from educators, policymakers, and businesses to bring attention to a set of subjects where U.S. students' test scores lagged behind some international peers'. STEM often embraces its creative side to become STEAM, as schools and educators emphasize the potential for interdisciplinary connections between arts and the STEM subjects. For some Catholic educators, however, even STEAM wasn't interdisciplinary enou...

STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong?

STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong? By Anne Jolly November 18, 2014 A tug of war is currently looming between proponents of STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and math) and advocates for STEAM lessons, which add art to the mix. Whichever side you come down on, here are some ideas for you to mull over. STEM First, consider the why and what of STEM education. Both private and public sectors report that 21st-century workers require skills that many of today’s graduates don’t have. Students need more in-depth knowledge of math and science, plus the ability to integrate and apply that knowledge to solve the challenges facing our nation. Children who study STEM also develop a variety of skills that are essential for success: critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation, communication, collaboration, and entrepreneurship, to name a few. A number of K-12 programs currently fly under the STEM banner. However, a 2014 study published b...

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