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Ms. Waters' Classroom

  • Norview High School
  • Norfolk, VA
  • 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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  • Sparking Creative Project-based Learning

    Funded Nov 29, 2022

    We are using the materials you so generously helped us to acquire to create projects. I created board games to help them visualize Westward Expansion. They drafted and created tweets on paper to synthesize the Roaring 20's and the Great Depression. They will name a Time Person of the Year, create an image and write an essay supporting why they chose said person. And as a final project, supported by these materials they will show how history progressed with connected "Instagram" posts.

    You helped us to manage our classroom environment, with the cleaning supplies. With supplies to helps us keep the space clean throughout the day our class is empowered and comfortable in the space. Students have taken ownership of the room and clean up to ensure its a comfortable space for everyone.

    With the basics; pencils, erasers, markers, pens and post-it notes among other items students are supplied with what they need to succeed on daily basis. I cannot tell you how many times I've heard that our classroom is such a comfort because they have everything they need.

    Your help has helped us to achieve our goals and continue to reach for more this year.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Waters

    This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 6 other donors.
  • Flexible Seating for Creative Learning

    Funded Sep 6, 2020

    My students are just stating to return to in person learning. I will not bee seeing all of them in person this year, but I really appreciate the flexibility that has been created in the classroom due to your generosity. Instead of having 30 desks crammed into my classroom, I now have 7 beautiful tables with unattached chairs.

    I painted the tops of the tables with world maps and cardinal directions to liven up the space, but also to connect my students back to our material and to remind them of the larger world. In the past year, our world has gotten very connected but very small, and to have my students return to a classroom that feels both safe and creative is an incredible thing. Thank you.

    In the future, when schools return to something a little more recognizable, I know that having these tables will allow me to create spaces in the classroom with distinct purposes. Group work can be more easily achieved since students will be able to move their chairs together. Gallery walks can be centered on tables for kids to congregate around, and when we do projects they will not only have elbow room, but will also have flat surfaces with less chance of materials rolling or sliding off and onto the floor.

    This project has absolutely changed the way I feel in my classroom, what I can see happening with lessons, and I hope that it will also encourage students to work in collaborative groups and to think outside of the box.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Waters

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 34 other donors.
I have one of the smallest classrooms in the building. I love it, it's cozy and my students feel mostly at home, except for their seating. I want my kiddos to feel at home in the classroom and not constrained by desks that do not have enough space for them to effectively work on projects, or collaborate in groups. This type of desk and chair arrangement would also allow for better mobility and the change to effectively create stations. Having separated tables and chairs that can fold and be put to the side for activities and group work will help them to work together and give them a better sense of structured freedom. I am imagining a room where camaraderie is created through the use of group work tables, and station work is looked forward to through movement and activity. I am a very hands on teacher in a currently rigid room. We do our best to foster groups and change up the layout of the room, but with joined desk chairs there is only but so much that can be changed. These materials would help me to better facilitate group reading, changing up our layout for group and individual work, and encouraging collaboration and discussion in a flexible setting.

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I have one of the smallest classrooms in the building. I love it, it's cozy and my students feel mostly at home, except for their seating. I want my kiddos to feel at home in the classroom and not constrained by desks that do not have enough space for them to effectively work on projects, or collaborate in groups. This type of desk and chair arrangement would also allow for better mobility and the change to effectively create stations. Having separated tables and chairs that can fold and be put to the side for activities and group work will help them to work together and give them a better sense of structured freedom. I am imagining a room where camaraderie is created through the use of group work tables, and station work is looked forward to through movement and activity. I am a very hands on teacher in a currently rigid room. We do our best to foster groups and change up the layout of the room, but with joined desk chairs there is only but so much that can be changed. These materials would help me to better facilitate group reading, changing up our layout for group and individual work, and encouraging collaboration and discussion in a flexible setting.

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