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Mr. Malvik from Nokomis, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Proving Results On Whiteboards

My students need dry erase markers.

  • $366 goal

This project expired on November 19, 2010.

This project expired on November 19, 2010.

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Mr. Malvik Nokomis Junior Senior High School
Nokomis, IL Grades 9-12

My Students

Many people say we learn by teaching. My students will be proving this throughout the year by giving whiteboard presentations.

My students are from a rural community attending a JR/SR high school of about 350 students.

These students come from a small farming and manufacturing community. My students have shown great potential in the science classroom and have consistently shown their abilities by outperforming state averages on the state exams. The majority of school funding comes via the state, which has caused the district to reexamine many areas of its budget.

My Project

I use a proven curriculum developed through ASU called modeling instruction. One of the developers describes the whiteboard process best: "The culmination of student modeling activities is reporting and discussing outcomes in a whiteboard session. This may be where the deepest student learning takes place, because it stimulates assessing and consolidating the whole experience in recent modeling activities. Whiteboard sessions have become a signature feature of the Modeling Method, because they are flexible and easy to implement, and so effective in supporting rich classroom interactions. Each student team summarizes its model and evidence on a small whiteboard that is easily displayed to the entire class. This serves as a focus for the team’s report and ensuing discussion. Comparison of whiteboards from different teams is often productively provocative. The main point is that class discussion is centered on visible symbolic inscriptions that serve as an anchor for shared understanding"

As the nation has recently been shifting its focus toward science education, the modeling program at ASU (http://modeling.asu.edu/) has been researching and developing proven classroom strategies for over 15 years.

As a new teacher, I am implementing this curriculum and have many financial challenges in doing so. This small donation of markers will allow me to devote my small classroom budget to other areas, while giving the students the most necessary tool to do these presentations.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 120 students impacted
Mr. Malvik Nokomis Junior Senior High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nokomis, IL View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

Never Before Funded 120 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
QUILL DRY ERASE MARKER CHS TIP -- Quill Brand Dry-Erase Markers; Chisel Tip, Green • Quill $11.51 6 $69.06
QUILL DRY ERASE MARKER CHS TIP -- Quill Brand Dry-Erase Markers; Chisel Tip, Red • Quill $11.51 6 $69.06
QUILL DRY ERASE MARKERS CHISEL TIP -- Quill Brand Dry-Erase Markers; Chisel Tip, Black • Quill $11.51 6 $69.06
QUILL DRY ERASE MARKERS CHISEL TIP -- Quill Brand Dry-Erase Markers; Chisel Tip, Blue • Quill $11.51 6 $69.06

Materials cost

$276.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.76

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$318.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.54

Total project goal

$365.68

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