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Mrs. Vierling from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making the Learning Stick with Clickers!

My students need a class set of "clickers".

  • $1,858 goal

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My Students

I teach a variety of math classes: 9th grade pre-Algebra to AP Statistics and I also work as the college adviser. Each room I walk into has the full spectrum of individuals, ranging from those who will communicate what they do and do not know to those who understand a lot but are not confident.

My students are eager learners, but they are also teenagers who are shy about sharing what they do not understand.

In each of these settings, it is imperative that I have a real-time read on what they are understanding and they, in turn, have an awareness of what they understand so they know what questions to ask and what they have to work on.

My Project

The requested Clickers are a digital tool that I have seen used in classrooms, including college level lectures, with great success. Each student holds onto an individual remote with which they can respond to a question or a prompt- it can be set up as multiple choice, true/false, agree/disagree. Furthermore, it can be used to collect student data in real time for statistical analysis. For example- I can ask who takes the subway to school and who has breakfast in the morning and see if there is a relationship. Right now, I do a form of this instant feedback with hand raising, thumbs up or down, number of fingers to their heart- but it is rare that I get 100% participation in those checks. These "clickers" protect their anonymity among themselves (although I can have them sign in using a PIN so that I can track their progress) but offer real time feedback. They can be set up so that the responses are projected on the board at the front of the room- 20 students agree and 15 disagree etc.

It is important to me that before the students leave the room, that they (and I) are aware what they know and what they do not know.

This kind of formative assessment will help me better plan for the next day's lesson and will help them to track their own learning. Research has shown that being questioned about what you are learning helps you to understand the concept more deeply and disrupts forgetting. It also helps to point out and clarify misconceptions.

Mrs. Vierling High School of Telecom Arts & Technical Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

150 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
iRespond UltraLite - Educational Student Clicker Options: 32 Pack • Teachers' School Supply $1,229.23 1 $1,229.23
iRespond UltraLite - Educational Student Clicker Options: Lite Remote only • Teachers' School Supply $24.62 6 $147.72

Materials cost

$1,376.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $151.46

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,579.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$278.66

Total project goal

$1,857.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,857.72

15 Donors

-$1,477.23

Donations toward project cost

-$1,288.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$189.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$342.16

Match offers toward project cost

-$290.84

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.33

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 $0.00

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