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  • Joseph McAvinnue Elementary School
  • Lowell, MA
  • More than three‑quarters 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

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Learning in today's classroom has greatly changed since the traditional days of sitting at a desk. Throughout the day, students are required to participate in cooperative learning, whether in groups or partners, while constantly moving within their environment. Unfortunately, despite the great changes we have seen in the methods of instruction, the traditional classroom furniture and setup has remained the same. With the changing times, we need the physical classroom to be changing as well, but this expensive endeavor is often overlooked year to year. My current classroom houses 24 students with high needs, ranging from Special Education learners, to English Language Learners to gifted children in need of challenges. With these bodies comes 24 metal desks that are 30+ years old. Due to space constraints, I have had my own desk removed as to make room to build a more comfortable learning environment for the students. I kindly ask for donations for items that will make my classroom a place where cooperative learning can occur more frequently, and more comfortably. The large rug will be enough space to hold my students when they are participating in interactive lessons and partner work. When working throughout the room, thirty soft seat cushions will ensure they are not sitting on the cold, tiled floor. The three bean bag chairs and the writing center will offer my students an inviting place where they can read and write. My eventual goal is to build a classroom that will allow for more cooperative learning, such as partner talk and social interaction, all while saving physical space in the room to build more learning centers in. To me, classroom organization is as vital in learning as are books, pencils and paper- perhaps even more so. Thank you for your consideration.

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Learning in today's classroom has greatly changed since the traditional days of sitting at a desk. Throughout the day, students are required to participate in cooperative learning, whether in groups or partners, while constantly moving within their environment. Unfortunately, despite the great changes we have seen in the methods of instruction, the traditional classroom furniture and setup has remained the same. With the changing times, we need the physical classroom to be changing as well, but this expensive endeavor is often overlooked year to year. My current classroom houses 24 students with high needs, ranging from Special Education learners, to English Language Learners to gifted children in need of challenges. With these bodies comes 24 metal desks that are 30+ years old. Due to space constraints, I have had my own desk removed as to make room to build a more comfortable learning environment for the students. I kindly ask for donations for items that will make my classroom a place where cooperative learning can occur more frequently, and more comfortably. The large rug will be enough space to hold my students when they are participating in interactive lessons and partner work. When working throughout the room, thirty soft seat cushions will ensure they are not sitting on the cold, tiled floor. The three bean bag chairs and the writing center will offer my students an inviting place where they can read and write. My eventual goal is to build a classroom that will allow for more cooperative learning, such as partner talk and social interaction, all while saving physical space in the room to build more learning centers in. To me, classroom organization is as vital in learning as are books, pencils and paper- perhaps even more so. Thank you for your consideration.

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