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  • Gresham Elementary School
  • Chicago, IL
  • Nearly all 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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The use of whiteboards is almost a daily activity in my classroom, especially in math. Using the workshop model in math, students come to the rug with whiteboards for guided practice and to record modeled strategies. The whiteboards allow me to see exactly what they are doing, as well as provide an easy place for them to show and share their work. What becomes a problem is the fact that the markers never seem to last, erasers seem to disappear, and the whiteboards slowly become stained from frequent use. When something goes awry, students know that they must leave the rug quietly to get a new marker, new eraser, or the last choice, pencil and paper. Even though they are great about doing this, it is distracting for many of my students who have focusing issues and they miss important instruction form either myself or other students. By having extra markers, students will be able to avoid all of these problems and focus on increasing their learning! Technology is used in the classroom EVERYDAY! To engage more students in Math and extend their learning, we use our IPads for IXL, for math games and educational use. In order for this to be successful , my students can work independently but to help all students in the way they learn sometimes students need the problem read to them, to eliminate distractions headphones to work at their own pace an hear what they need to hear is a necessity. This is why I am asking for a classroom set of headphones for each student ! Also, pencils seem to always stop learning or distract students, so having a pencil sharpener and extra pencils on hand, they will never go to waste !!

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The use of whiteboards is almost a daily activity in my classroom, especially in math. Using the workshop model in math, students come to the rug with whiteboards for guided practice and to record modeled strategies. The whiteboards allow me to see exactly what they are doing, as well as provide an easy place for them to show and share their work. What becomes a problem is the fact that the markers never seem to last, erasers seem to disappear, and the whiteboards slowly become stained from frequent use. When something goes awry, students know that they must leave the rug quietly to get a new marker, new eraser, or the last choice, pencil and paper. Even though they are great about doing this, it is distracting for many of my students who have focusing issues and they miss important instruction form either myself or other students. By having extra markers, students will be able to avoid all of these problems and focus on increasing their learning! Technology is used in the classroom EVERYDAY! To engage more students in Math and extend their learning, we use our IPads for IXL, for math games and educational use. In order for this to be successful , my students can work independently but to help all students in the way they learn sometimes students need the problem read to them, to eliminate distractions headphones to work at their own pace an hear what they need to hear is a necessity. This is why I am asking for a classroom set of headphones for each student ! Also, pencils seem to always stop learning or distract students, so having a pencil sharpener and extra pencils on hand, they will never go to waste !!

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