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Ms. Gentry from Baltimore, MD is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating a Thinking Classroom! Learning Using Vertical Non Permanent Surfaces!

Help me give my students a classroom where they can express themselves in groups in a variety of ways on non permanent vertical surfaces!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gentry's classroom raised $939

This project is fully funded

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VERTICAL, NON-PERMANENT SURFACES

Probably the most distinctive feature of a Thinking Classroom is the use of vertical, non-permanent surfaces, where students do the tasks, standing up, in groups of three.

Why vertical? “When it goes vertical, everyone has the same orientation to the work,” Liljedahl explains. “When it’s vertical, they can see each other’s work, which promotes knowledge mobility and gives greater access to more ideas. When it’s vertical, I can see everything. I don’t have to wait for that quiz next Friday to see if the students understood it. I can see right now, and then I can intervene right now. I can’t do that if they’re horizontal.”

But there’s one more benefit of vertical surfaces that Liljedahl learned from interviewing students, one reason he felt eclipsed all the others. “It turns out that when students are sitting, they feel anonymous. And the further they sit from the teacher, the more anonymous they feel. And when students feel anonymous, they disengage. What standing up did was took away their anonymity. It made students not feel invisible, and then they didn’t disengage.”

The other important feature of these surfaces is that they are non-permanent. Unlike paper, which can’t be reused, an erasable surface like a whiteboard or chalkboard turns out to be more conducive to thinking tasks. Liljedahl and his colleagues found this out through experimentation.

Ms. Gentry Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baltimore, MD View local requests

More than half of 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

185 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mobile Whiteboard, 40x24 inches Double Sided Reversible Whiteboard on Wheels, Rolling Stand Portable Easel Frame for Office Classroom Home, Black • Amazon Business $94.99 5 $474.95
ZHIDIAN Document Sign Holder Pockets with Magnetic Back, Plastic Poster Picture Notice Display Frame for Fridge/Whiteboard/Chalkboard/Cabinet, 8.3 x 11.7 Inch, Silver, 2 Pcs • Amazon Business $11.95 10 $119.50
D-FantiX 12 Pack Magnetic Sentence Strips for Teachers, 12 x 3 Inch Magnetic Dry Erase Sentence Strips for Whiteboard, Reusable Teacher Supplies Learning Tools for Classroom Office(6 Colored, 6 White) • Amazon Business $14.68 5 $73.40
Large Dry Erase Calendar for Wall - Undated 1 Month Wall Calendar, 40" x 28", Erasable & Reusable Laminated Calendar with 8 Round Stickers, Great Layout Wall Calendar Dry Erase for Home, Office and School • Amazon Business $18.98 1 $18.98
Quartet Glass Dry Erase White Board Cleaner, Whiteboard Cleaning Spray, 17 oz, Orange Scented (562) • Amazon Business $15.52 1 $15.52
EXPO Dry Erase Whiteboard Cleaning Spray, 22 oz • Amazon Business $12.14 1 $12.14

Materials cost

$714.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$798.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.84

Total project goal

$938.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $938.92

6 Donors

-$676.95

Donations toward project cost

-$575.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.54

Matching donations from our partners

-$261.96

Match offers toward project cost

-$222.67

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.29

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