You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Ms. Mabry from Florissant MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

No Checks for Understanding: A Formula for Failure

My students need checks for understanding such as dry erase boards; without checks students are unlikely to notify the teacher of misunderstandings.

  • $268 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Would you admit to not understanding something in front of a classroom full of students? In your adult life would you admit to not understanding something in front of your colleagues? Saying no I don't understand in public can make us feel stupid. However, these checks are necessary.

Among the most accomplished and legendary teams of middle schools, no team is considered to have students more awesome or more intelligent than the mighty 8th grade science team.

Although many of their backgrounds set them up to fail, they rank academic achievement and excellent behavior high priority and have set the following big goals for the 2010-2011 academic school year: •82% mastery on all assessments •15% increase in the number of students scoring proficient and advanced on the end of the year assessment •9th grade ready and college bound •Real-life connections with science. They want to get in the game of learning. By getting in the game they mean own their own learning. What does ownership look like? Monopoly boards line the walls of our classroom so that students can track their mastery of the 73 grade level expectations we will cover this school year and students track the progress of their growth from pre-test to post-test in their science notebooks.

My Project

Checking for understanding using tools such as dry erase boards and printer paper for daily assessments, graphic organizers, and foldables are pertinent to the success of students in science. Science can be a complicated subject because it also involves reading and math skills making checks even more critical. Checks guide planning, aide in executing, and allow the teacher to continually increase her/his effectiveness in the classroom so that all students succeed. Most importantly they allow you to make these adjustments quickly so that valuable class time is not lost.

Without checks students will simply rush through the exercise, do it wrong more times than not, get bad grades, and lose confidence; a formula for failure.

With checks right answers are affirmed and wrong answers are corrected; this ensures all students are on the right path and no one gets left behind.

Ms. Mabry
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Mabry is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SPACESHIP DRY ERASE BOARDS -- Learning Resources Dry Erase Boards; Shapeship • Quill $12.86 6 $77.16
QUILL RECYCLED COPY PAPER -- Quill Brand Recycled Copy Paper; 8-1/2x11", 92 Bright • Quill $7.37 5 $36.85
QUILL COLORED COPY PAPER-LGL SIZE,8-1/2 X 14',20 LB. -- Quill Brand Colored Paper; 8-1/2x14", Legal Size, Pink • Quill $9.26 1 $9.26
QUILL BRIGHT COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Xtra-Brights Color Paper; Blue • Quill $12.05 1 $12.05
QUILL BRIGHT COLORED COPY PAPER-LTR SIZE,8-1/2 X 11",20 LB. -- Quill Brand Xtra-Brights Color Paper; Green • Quill $12.05 1 $12.05
EXPO 2 DRY ERASE MARKERS-BLACK, CHISEL TIP -- Expo Low-Odor Dry-Erase Markers; Chisel Tip, Black • Quill $13.49 3 $40.47

Materials cost

$187.84

Vendor shipping charges

$1.88

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$227.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.15

Total project goal

$267.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$267.69

1 Donor

-$267.69

Donations toward project cost

-$227.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.15

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Florissant","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[590254],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MO","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":441094,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/no-checks-for-understanding-a-formula-f/441094/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":124,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Mabry","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"590254":{"owner":"Ms. Mabry","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[441094],"proposalHash":"79746712","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-3_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":52000,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjgwNTU2"],"teacherId":590254,"schoolCounty":"St Louis","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MO","name":"Missouri"}}