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Mrs. Elliott from Seaford DE is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Meaningful Math Moments!

Help me give my students more opportunities to make math meaningful and engaging!

  • 4 donors
  • $893 goal

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My Project

Over the last year, I've read and implemented teaching practices from Peter Liljedahl's book "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning." The following excerpt shares what the research revealed: "What emerged as optimal was to have the students standing and working on vertical non-permanent surfaces (VNPSs) such as whiteboards... It did not matter what the surface was, as long as it was vertical and erasable (non-permanent)." The fact that it was non-permanent promoted more risk taking, and the fact that it was vertical prevented students from disengaging. Taken together, having students work, in their random groups, on VNPSs had a massive impact on transforming previously passive learning spaces into active thinking spaces where students think, and keep thinking, for upwards of 60 minutes."

These mobile whiteboards will offer ultimate flexibility for the full implementation of this teaching strategy.

The most long term, impactful thing that we can do for this group of students is build their confidence and critical thinking skills. These mobile whiteboards will allow students to take risks and increase their thinking and ultimately support maximum learning!

Another teaching practice to promote a thinking classroom is creating "Notes to My Future Forgetful Self". In class, we spend time summarizing our learning on graphic organizers designed to be used during later lessons. This year I have started printing our graphic organizers on colored paper for each unit of study. The colored paper helps students keep their future forgetful self notes organized and has helped support students in using their own resources to improve their mathematical understanding. The reams of colored paper will help continue our use of the "Notes to My Future Forgetful Self" routine.

Mrs. Elliott
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
VEVOR Mobile Magnetic Whiteboard, 36 x 24 Inch, Double Sided, 360 Degree Reversible Rolling Dry Erase Board, Height Adjustable with Aluminum Frame and Lockable Swivel Wheels, for Office School Home • Amazon Business $80.59 6 $483.54
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20 lb Blue Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11-1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 103309R • Amazon Business $10.72 5 $53.60
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20 lb Lilac Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11-1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 102269C • Amazon Business $10.01 5 $50.05
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20 lb Canary Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11-1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 103341R, 1 Ream | 500 Sheets, Letter (8.5x11) • Amazon Business $9.65 5 $48.25
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20 lb Green Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11-1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 103366R • Amazon Business $9.17 5 $45.85
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20lb Pink Printer Paper, 8-1/2 x 11- 1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 103382R • Amazon Business $7.29 5 $36.45

Materials cost

$717.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$758.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.85

Total project goal

$892.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $892.36

3 Donors

-$471.17

Donations toward project cost

-$400.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.67

match offer

-$421.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$358.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.18

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