My students need six Samsung Chromebook laptop computers to access math tailored to their individual abilities and interests, as well as to explore the world of self-directed research.
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My Students
We finally moved all of our "fuzzballs" from the pitcher to the neighboring glass jar. It was time for our first ever class party. Being a democratic teacher I took suggestions prior to a vote. The usual suspects made it up there: show-and-tell, movie day, pizza party, but so did "STEM day--where you, I don't know, do science and math all day." I was shocked that when the votes were in I got to set up the ultimate STEM day where we explored science, technology, engineering and math.
This group of third graders have shown nothing but kindness to each other all year and continue to amaze me with their genuine curiosity for everything from google docs to geometry.
I couldn't have asked for a better first year in the classroom.
My Project
Every day in class we spend time in math groups to explore new concepts and solidify ones that might have slipped away in the past. The focus group for each concept begins with me working on a mini lesson, which allows me to differentiate effectively with 7-8 students. More often than not the second and third group spends time working on a game, worksheet, or challenge problem together under their own guidance before switching to my station. This is an effective station but can falter if used twice in a row. Occasionally a group will have access to technology during one rotation, though this is rare because we share thirty Chromebooks with almost four hundred students.
I'm requesting six Samsung Chromebook laptop computers for my classroom.
A third rotation with our own classroom Chromebooks will astronomically benefit my students. There are several online math programs that are designed to strategically and effectively meet students where they are at. In my school, I use a combination of MobyMax and ProdigyGames to engage the students in individualized learning and monitor every misconception and new skill mastered along the way. This is extremely valuable information that can be generated during self-guided learning.
Assessing students who range in skills from 1st grade to 4th grade is difficult, to say the least. With a Chromebook, I will be able to track my students' progress. The data alone would change our year tremendously as I could use it to tweak my groups' mini lessons, making sure my third graders go into the next year with the utmost mathematical confidence.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
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