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Math Communication Resources

My students need individual whiteboards and dry erase markers to participate in discussions and convey math ideas without language barriers.

  • $348 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My classrooms are full of English Language Learners, Special Education, and Students with Interrupted Formal Education. I have had classrooms of 30+ students speaking 7 different languages. This makes group dynamics and sharing mathematic ideas difficult, and can stifle rich math experiences.

My ninth grade Algebra students are all immigrants from around the world, struggling to make sense of their new lives and environment.

The diverse cultures give a great opportunity for sharing and building their global awareness, but it also can cause deep frustrations with language barriers in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Combined with their varied levels of math education - some having less than two years of math experience and even struggling with basic addition and subtraction - it is difficult to find opportunities for rich math discussions and interactions. Often it's easiest to partner students up with others from their own country, but I would much prefer a single table represent the Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Yemen, and Guinea. This is especially important when there are students with no common language. I want productive collaborative math challenges to bridge language barriers and enrich their learning experience.

My Project

By giving each student a dry erase marker and individual whiteboards, we give students more opportunity to communicate math ideas and find ways to engage in problem-solving and discussion. They can use them to communicate math ideas with the teacher and with peers, show the teacher what they know in pop-quiz sessions, and create immediate feedback loops between teacher and students to inform the direction of the class. Another important part of their learning experience is in their notebook. I have very structured note-taking policies that help students create an effective math resource no matter what level of literacy they have achieved. The stamps will be an effective feedback item for me to guide them in developing their note-taking skills. And no matter what age you are, every student likes a stamp of achievement!

You are enabling students to find alternate means of communication and engagement where normally they would have no voice.

Giving them another way of expressing thoughts and ideas makes the classroom richer and more dynamic for every member, and allows even that one student with no common language with me or other students to communicate, derive meaning, and feel like a member of the class.

Mr. Pesola Marble Hill High School - International Studies Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Expo Low Odor Dry Erase Markers - 16 Color Set • Teachers' School Supply $29.60 4 $118.40
Dry Erase Board 12/pk 9.5 X 12 • Teachers' School Supply $34.79 3 $104.37
Positive Reinforcement Stamps • Teachers' School Supply $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$235.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.93

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$295.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.10

Total project goal

$347.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $347.33

3 Donors

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$147.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.10

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 $0.00

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