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Mrs. Steshoski from Martinsburg, WV is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Thinking Classroom

Help me give my students the opportunity to participate in a thinking classroom with these portable whiteboards!

  • $633 goal

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Mrs. Steshoski has another project! Donate to From Cluttered to Collected- Help us get Organized to help her classroom.

$338 - complete this project and be a hero

My Project

I have been attending a math cohort this year based on Peter Liljedahl's book, Building Thinking Classrooms. The goal of a thinking classroom is to get students to THINK. Research has shown that when students get the opportunity to collaborate and think, they are able to learn and retain so much more. Often in math, students are mimicking what they are learning instead of thinking through the process. Peter's research has shown that vertical whiteboards work the best in a Thinking Classroom.

It allows students to stand and not be afraid to make mistakes because their work is erasable as they are thinking through their skills.

I have implemented Thinking Classroom in my class this year, and already have seen tremendous growth in my students and their ability to think and collaborate. The only item that I don't have are vertical whiteboards for them to work. I need these whiteboards to fully implement my thinking classroom with fidelity.

Mrs. Steshoski Potomack Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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Martinsburg, WV View local requests

More than a third 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mobile Whiteboard, 40x24 inches Double Sided Reversible Whiteboard on Wheels, Rolling Stand Portable Easel Frame for Office Classroom Home, Black • Amazon Business $99.99 5 $499.95

Materials cost

$499.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.84

Total project goal

$632.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$632.29

2 Donors

-$341.14

Donations toward project cost

-$289.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.17

match offer

-$291.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$247.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.67

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$0.00

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