Project M² : Math x Murals
School of Education at William & Mary
All children possess an abundance of creativity and imagination that we want to take advantage of in teaching mathematics. M² is a part of a research project supported by NSF that seeks to learn how to teach mathematical concepts in ways that are creative, dynamic, and highly imaginative. Based on research led by Professor Gladys Krause at the College of William and Mary, with the support of ESL elementary educator Caroline Finchum and myself as lead artist.
Math Mural: SUMMER 2022
Math Mural: SUMMER 2023
In this mural, our same group of students from summer 2022, learned how to use geometry and compasses to draw giant tessellations, made poetry, mixed and painted colors all while using math!
The theme of this mural was about process in art, writing and math with three tiles showing “draft 1”, “revisions”, and a “final draft”.
Math Mural: SUMMER 2024
75% of this mural was ALL done by our summer 2024 cohort of students.
In this mural, our 13 students snapped the grid, mixed all the colors, drew and painted everything below the 6 foot line.
This project is sponsored by The National Science Foundation