Art-Enhanced Mathematics

Integrating the arts into mathematics learning allows students to experiment with shape and form, investigate abstract concepts with concrete materials, and approach problems from multiple perspectives. Students realize that mathematics can help them order and understand the natural world. At the same time, art invites students to participate in the creative playfulness and aesthetic expression so often missing in classroom mathematics. This fully online course presents a palette of practices for integrating the arts and mathematics. Participants will explore ways that math and art can enrich each other, expanding opportunities for meaning-making though hands-on learning, creative design, enhanced problem solving, and real-world application. This course is designed to meet the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and the National Core Arts Standards. This course may be completed with or without students.

This course is applicable towards the Mathematics Teaching Certificate.