Collaboration for English Language Learners

Funded Jan 23, 2022

Thank you so much for funding my project. My students love the flexible classroom stools. My students are using the stools daily. In my English Language Development class we read in a kidney table daily. Most of the time, my students sit on the stools which allows us to have an environment of collaboration and discussion. Sitting on tools allows my students to be more comfortable and thus be more engaged in our reading circles

My students were so excited to see their new stools. They love to sit on the and wobble around. It has made my learning environment more appealing to students that "struggle" to stay focused. It has made a huge difference to have flexible seating for my students.

Flexible seating has been such a success that I would like to add more flexible seating options for my students. I would love to add more flexible seating for my students to collaborate. For my next project, I am wanting to have an open table discussion about creation stories that we have been reading. For some of my classes the 8 stools is enough but for others, I need more stools to divide groups evenly. I hope I can add more in the future.”

With gratitude,

Mr. Ledesma