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

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，让2至7岁的儿童和他们的父母通过在全国各地的图书馆和儿童博物馆进行动手的、以书本为基础的数学活动来探索数学。项目的主要元素是：1。明尼苏达州儿童博物馆1200平方英尺的展览；2. 在六个月内在十个儿童博物馆举办巡回展览；3. 五个较小版本的展览将在美国图书馆协会赞助的75家图书馆巡回展出。每个申请参加展览的图书馆必须提出一项计划，其中50%的展览观众将是弱势群体、低收入群体和种族和/或族裔群体的儿童和家庭。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两个组织聚集在一起，这两个组织的自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，让家庭可以享受探索数学的乐趣。它的目标和宗旨反映了四个信息：尽早开始，数学无处不在，父母的参与和读书。该项目的首席研究员（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，她担任明尼苏达州圣保罗市明尼苏达儿童博物馆教育项目副总裁。

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.