1,2,3 Ready, Set, Go! Math For Young Children And Families

9725857 Vergeront明尼苏达儿童博物馆将与美国图书馆协会合作开发一个项目，通过在全国各地的图书馆和儿童博物馆开展基于书本的动手数学活动，吸引2至7岁的儿童及其父母探索数学。该项目的主要内容包括：1.明尼苏达儿童博物馆1200平方英尺的展览；2.为期六个月的10个儿童博物馆的巡回展览；3.5个较小版本的展览将在美国图书馆协会赞助的75个图书馆展出。每个申请展览的图书馆必须提交一份计划，其中50%的展览观众将是代表不足、低收入群体以及种族和/或民族群体的儿童和家庭。4.课程和教材的设计将为家长提供积极参与孩子数学教育的手段。明尼苏达儿童博物馆和美国图书馆协会的合作将这两个组织聚集在一起，他们的天然支持者是带着年幼孩子的父母。项目1、2、3的设计范围是全国性的，并创造了多种形式，家庭可以在其中享受探索数学的乐趣。它的目标和目的反映了四个信息：早点开始，数学无处不在，家长参与，热衷于读书。项目首席调查员(PI)Jeanne W.Vergeront女士分别获得了威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校儿童与家庭研究和环境设计的文学学士和理学硕士学位。目前，她在明尼苏达州圣保罗的明尼苏达儿童博物馆担任教育项目副总裁。

9725857 Vergeront The Minnesota Children's Museum, in collaboration with the American Library Association will develop a project to engage children ages two through seven years old and their parents in exploring mathematics through hands-on, book-based math activities in libraries and children's museums across the country. The main elements of the project are: 1. A 1200 square foot exhibit at the Minnesota Children's Museum; 2. A traveling exhibit to ten children's museums over a six month period; 3. Five smaller versions of the exhibit will travel to 75 libraries sponsored by the American Library Association. Each library that apply for the exhibit must present a plan in which 50 percent of their exhibit audience will be children and families of the under-represented, lower income groups, and racial and/or ethnic groups. 4. Programs and materials will be designed to provide parents with the means to actively participate in their children's math education. The collaboration of the Minnesota Children's Museum and the American Library Association draws together two organizations whose natural constituencies are parents with young children. Project 1,2,3 is designed to be national in scope and creates multiple formats within which families can enjoy exploring math. Its goals and objectives reflect four messages: start early, math is everywhere, parental involvement and get into books. The project Principal Investigator (PI) Ms. Jeanne W. Vergeront received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Science in Child and Family Studies and Environmental Design, respectively from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Currently, she serves as the Vice President, Educational Projects at the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.