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Ms. Pratt from Rancho Cordova, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Thinking and Collaborative Classroom

Help me give my students whiteboard space to work together to solve challenging math problems in groups.

  • $725 goal

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My Project

After attending several conferences and workshops relating to math, I am going to try to implement a "Building Thinking Classrooms" classroom, which requires a lot more whiteboard space than I currently have available in my classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms also involves getting the students talking to each other more and being more explanatory in their work flow. The idea is that students will remember things more if they are standing up and talking to each other, rather than sitting down and just copying notes and examples from the board.

Instead of just sitting and taking notes, they are shown an example and then randomly grouped to work on similar problems together on their own whiteboard space.

The space should be large enough that no one's ideas have to be erased from the space unless all parties involved agree that the work isn't what is needed to solve the problem. It also needs to be large enough that students can have the space needed to work on complex problems and problems that push their understanding of each concept.

Ms. Pratt Cordova High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Rancho Cordova, CA View local requests

More than half 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

175 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lockways Large 72" x 40" Magnetic Dry Erase Board - Wall Mounted Whiteboard| White Board with Pen Tray, Aluminum Message Presentation Memo Board for Office & School • Amazon Business $176.38 3 $529.14

Materials cost

$529.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$48.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$615.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.62

Total project goal

$724.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$724.12

1 Donor

-$724.12

Donations toward project cost

-$615.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$108.62

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$0.00

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