Art2STEM (A2S) is an informal education program of Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), Alignment Nashville, PENCIL Foundation, Adventure Science Center, and Tennessee Tech University (TTU) and was initially funded by a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project is a part of NSF's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Strategies track. A2S is designed specifically for girls in grades seven through nine who attend MNPS. The project seeks to engage the girls' interests, skills and abilities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The project goal is to build upon the current interest areas of girls, particularly creative interests such as art, so that more choose to pursue STEM education in high school though career academies and in post-secondary education. Small teams of teachers and mentors provide hands-on, problem-based, and active-learning activities for girls in after school at the targeted middle schools. This paper reports the current deliverables of the A2S project.
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