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  • Building Thinking Classroom Whiteboards

    Funded Nov 6, 2024

    I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for your generous donations that helped purchase whiteboards for our 7th grade math class. These resources have greatly enriched our learning environment and allowed us to implement building thinking classrooms on a weekly basis.

    The impact of your support is felt not just by the 125 students currently in our class, but also by all future math classes. The students have described how these whiteboards have made math more enjoyable, fostered collaboration, and encouraged teamwork. They appreciate the opportunity to work in groups, socialize, and make new friends while engaging in hands-on activities.

    Here are a few student quotes that highlight the positive changes:

    "Math has never been easy for me, but ever since we started doing the whiteboard activities, understanding it has become easier."

    "Our class gets to create stronger relationships with our friends and get to know new ones."

    "They help us learn to collaborate and share our thinking on math problems."

    Thank you once again for your support. We use the whiteboards often, and they truly make a difference in our classroom.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Shaughnessy

  • iPads for Math Education

    Funded Oct 9, 2017

    We want to thank you so much for your donations that have made it possible for our Math Skills classroom to obtain two iPads for our students learning.

    Our students utilize these iPads daily as part of the math curriculum. Students rotate through centers. The iPad that supports OSMO is one the required centers students must pass through. OSMO provides apps/activities that enhance math concepts such as number concepts, time, money, and problem solving. The iPads support our classroom in a most valuable way by offering our students technology that they would not normally or as frequently have access to. This technology opens the door for learning to occur that is interesting and engages our special needs students. We are seeing success in their math skills in areas such as making change, problem solving, and computation.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Shaughnessy

In our Math Skills class, our students' mathematical abilities range from kindergarten to 5th grade. This wide range requires us to individualize lesson plans for each child every day. The iPads would allow us to utilize math educational apps as a center in our classroom. Students could be working in these centers while we provide small group and individualized instruction. We have access to a program called Osmo. The Osmo tracks individual students' progress while building number sense using interactive games. We have this technology but are unable to utilize it without these iPads. Our students are interested in utilizing technology as much as possible. Any opportunity that allows them to access an iPad for example is an instant attention grabber. Any donations to this project will allow us to better serve our students' individual needs and will be greatly appreciated.

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In our Math Skills class, our students' mathematical abilities range from kindergarten to 5th grade. This wide range requires us to individualize lesson plans for each child every day. The iPads would allow us to utilize math educational apps as a center in our classroom. Students could be working in these centers while we provide small group and individualized instruction. We have access to a program called Osmo. The Osmo tracks individual students' progress while building number sense using interactive games. We have this technology but are unable to utilize it without these iPads. Our students are interested in utilizing technology as much as possible. Any opportunity that allows them to access an iPad for example is an instant attention grabber. Any donations to this project will allow us to better serve our students' individual needs and will be greatly appreciated.

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