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 \nIntegrating Mathematics into Public Library Programs for the Elementary Grades  \nby Marlene Kliman, Nuria Jaumot-Pascual, and Valerie Martin  \nThe chart in Figure 1 (page 10) is affixedtothe wall in the children’s room of a public library branch in a large city. A group of 8–11-year-old children, having posted their own information on the chart,watch with excitement to see how the data set evolves as passersby contribute. Lashawndais hoping that the next person to add a dot increases the height of the “bump”around 9, while Jamal is rooting for more dots near 5, to form two “bumps,”a bimodal distribution. Maximilliano wonders if anyone with a name longer than his will post a dot, further extending the range.  \nAs children reflect on the growing patterns of responses, their afterschool group leader, Markeshia, guides them to consider sampling: If we collect 100 more responses from this library, do you think the overall shape of the data will remain the same? What if we collect responses from a library branch across town? from a dferent part of the U.S.? from another country?  \nEach week, children in Markeshia’s group explore a“question of the week.” Sometimes children choose the question; sometimes Markeshia selects a question to mesh with a theme she wants children to explore. Whatever the topic, she  \nMARLENE KLIMAN, director of the Mixing in Math group at TERC, has served as principal investigator of more than a dozen out-ofschool math projects funded by National Science Foundation and other agencies. For nearly 30 years, she has been developing materials and methods for math learning in formal and informal settings, including afterschool programs, public libraries, childcare centers, and homes. NURIA JAUMOT-PASCUAL, senior research associate at TERC, leads informal math workshops, professional development programs, and webinars in English and Spanish. She has worked for more than 20 years as a teacher and staff developer in Spain, Central America, and the U. S. She is currently a doctoral student in education at the University of Georgia.  \nVALERIE MARTIN, senior web and graphic designer at TERC, specializes in conveying math and science concepts in a clear and visually appealing manner. On the Mixing in Math projects, she ensures that web and print resources are accessible and engaging to a wide range of readers, whatever their math background.  \nAuthors can be reached at TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140; 617-873-9600.  \nHow many letters are in your first name?  \n\u003C 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 >  \nFigure 1. Math off the Shelf Activity  \nalways embeds data analysis, guided by resources that show her how she can infuse math into her work with children.  \nAlthough public library programs for the elementary grades offer explorations in a wide range of topics, scenes like this one, in which mathematics plays a role, are all too rare: Mathematics offerings are typically limited to homework help (Char & Foote, 2009; U.S. Department of Education, 2003) . However, when informal educators incorporate mathematics into their project-based offerings, children stand to gain. Participating in out-of-school activities that embed mathematics in authentic ways bolsters children’s skill development, appreciation of the relevance of mathematics, and mathematics attitudes (Guberman, 2004; Harris Interactive, 2011; Nasir, Hand, & Taylor, 2008) .  \nInformal educators, from afterschool providers to librarians, care deeply about children’s mathematical success, but they often are math-avoidant themselves and thus shy away from doing mathematics with children (Gasbara & Johnson, 2008; Intel, 2009) . Like many adults, they lack confidence and comfort with mathematics, and they view mathematics as being devoid of context. In everyday life, adults estimate, measure, and navigate, but they don’t think of these activities as mathematics and do not share strategies with children (Esmonde et al. , 2013; Lange & Meaney,","cbCaijbAeXzHwS4t","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijbAeXzHwS4t","pdf",2331295,"English","# Designing Math Resources: What Works in the Library?\n## MotS phases and evaluation\n## Resource development with LBIEs\n## Dissemination and measured outcomes","[{\"question\":\"What is the Math off the Shelf (MotS) initiative described in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"MotS is a project that develops and disseminates interdisciplinary mathematics resources for library-based informal educators, with an evaluation component to study effects on practices and attitudes.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the paper focus on library-based informal educators (LBIEs)?\",\"answer\":\"The paper centers on LBIEs because public libraries increasingly serve as free, safe out-of-school spaces for children, and educators’ ability to integrate math depends on access to resources that match library program goals.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the paper aim to learn from the MotS evaluation?\",\"answer\":\"It examines whether access to the resources leads LBIEs to change their practices, how they interact with children, and how they view mathematics.\"}]","Integrating Mathematics into Public Library Programs for the Elementary Grades - read online free | PDF",1792069555,18]