Brock Library thanks Olga Fellus for this display and blog post. Visit this exhibit at the Learning Commons Thistle display case until December 5.

Imagine a teacher sitting with a group of schoolchildren for their daily read-aloud. The teacher has chosen the picture book ‘Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race.’ Following the read-aloud, one child turns to her neighbour and says, “Katherine Johnson was amazing! But I never see numbers floating in the air, I guess I’m just not a math person.”

Dr. Olga Fellus from the Faculty of Education created two displays featuring quotes from her study on children’s picture books that tell stories about the experience of doing mathematics. The displayed picture books reflect stories of developing confidence in mathematics. This stance is promoted in the PJ math methods courses in the teacher education program to support and sustain the flourishing of students in mathematics.

We invite the Brock community to visit the displays and engage with the stories behind each artifact.