The 1994-95 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship was awarded to Catherine R. Ney to develop an innovative, interdisciplinary program that promotes mathematical, scientific, and technological literacy in all elementary students. This project is developed out of need.
Reform is needed.
Math, science, and technology are those tools that can better prepare all children to deal with daily-living problems and ready them for future careers. By using children's literature to bridge math, science, and technology activities, students and teachers become comfortable with their roles in the learning process. When the anxiety that has hindered learning in the past is eliminated, challenges of the 21st century can be met. These themes follow the National guidelines of learning suggested for math and science in the elementary grades. Themes progress from primary to intermediate levels as children's literature focus changes from simple picture to multi-chapter books and are appropriate for Grades K through 5.