The University of Southern Mississippi

The Ideal 21st-Century Classroom

ITD 645 G002: Technology in Education

Prepared By Group 3:

Sarah Sykes
Frances Robinson
Shelley Singh
Amy Thiele

Grant Submission Proposal Due - 6/25/2023

 Executive Summary

This request for proposal (RFP) was developed to appeal for $20,000 of grant assistance toward
the development of an ideal 21st-century classroom. In consideration of this objective, an assessment was
taken among 7th-grade teachers to determine the desired classroom acquisitions, their justifications, and
an instructional plan to establish this ultimate learning environment and implementation moving forward.

With acquisitions, including classroom technologies, furniture, equipment, and other resources,
an innovative approach will be taken to create a 21st-century classroom to enhance the current teaching
and learning environment. This proposal will serve to demonstrate how these additions will be utilized to
evoke a superior learning atmosphere. These implementations will provide successful delivery of targeted
instruction for the learning retention and application of the students based on their individual and
collective needs. Our instructional design and sample plans will include a detail of the purchasing budget,
classroom configuration models, and a lesson plan for execution employing these new resources.

A 21st-century classroom setup is ideal for a diverse learning environment as it enables modern
applications of technology and other applicable age-appropriate resources. The classroom will provide
adaptability to allow for varied student learning styles, cognitive styles, and multiple intelligences with
support for teacher accommodations. Teachers will have the capability to support individualized
instruction along with the inclusion of collective initiatives within their lesson plans. While technology
can add a sense of ownership and responsibility to each student, it also lends itself to a collaborative and
dynamic classroom layout dedicated to the comfort of each student.

If awarded this grant, the funds will be utilized to implement the purchasing and establishment of
the ideal 21st-century classroom. The assessment we have conducted would allocate funds within our
budget to the purchase of the following list of additional classroom assets. In addition, we will continue
the integration of free online classroom resources as well as attend training workshop series offered
through the district.

● Personal computer tablets (29) - 28 students and 1 teacher

● Charging/mobile technology storage station (1)
● Touchscreen Smart Board (1)
● Document camera (1)
● TI-84 Plus Ce graphing calculators (29)
● Additional technology equipment:
○ Protective tablet cases (29)
○ Go Pro 3 keyboard/cover (29)
○ Headphone sets (32 – bulk supply)
○ Touchscreen styluses (108 units w/3 sets)
○ Soundbar (1) – for Smart Board
● Wobble Seat Cushion (10 units w/ 3 sets) – Focus aid for ADHD learners
● Bouncy Bands (10 units w/ 3 sets) – Fidget focus aid for learners
● Bean bag chairs (5)
● Floor gaming chairs (5)
 ● Interactive apps and online games

Our current classroom assets include the following:

● 28 student desks
● A teacher's desk with a chair
● A teacher workstation
● Four computers for student use on a table with four chairs
● One networked laser printer
● An LCD display connected to the teacher's workstation
● Pull down screen for use with LCD display
● Two student tables with four chairs each
● One bookcase
● One 4-drawer filing cabinet
● One full-size whiteboard
● One full-size bulletin board

While we fully intend to continue to utilize the resources already within our possession, we strongly
feel the additional resources proposed will enable students to feel more empowered, valued, and
supported in this new inclusive classroom design. Teachers will have more confidence in their approach
as these requested provisions will assist in their dedicated efforts for successful and adaptive learning.
With the assistance of this grant fund, we will be able to adopt this 21st-century classroom concept as a
means to facilitate our instructions and care for the development of young minds and those to come.

Purchases and Justifications

Item and Amount Price Source Justification

Furniture

Wobble Seat Cushion $209.97/ 3 sets of 10 https://a.co/d/i3c6Vkh To aid students with

ADHD or who have a
$69.99/10 per set difficult time sitting at a
desk for the duration of
the class.
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Big Joe Dorm Bean $273.35/5 seats thttps://www.walmart.c To give students a

om/ip/Big-Joe-Dorm-B relaxing and
Bag Chair, Kids/Teens, ean-Bag-Chair-Kids-Te comfortable area for
Smartmax 3ft, Black ens-Smartmax-3ft-Blac learning which leads to
k/20525956?athbdg=L1 better attention.
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BouncyBand Original $479.97 https://www.amazon.co Each student desk will

Bouncy Bands for $159.99 each m/dp/B07HL7NB1N/?c have this band under
Desks, Black, Pack of oliid=I3CPCWNSQ9O the desk. This allows
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COSTWAY Floor $349.95 https://www.amazon.co This allows for more

Chair, Folding Gaming $69.99 m/dp/B0BLNVY9PK/? flexible seating and
Chair with Back coliid=I3LQTZH3DYK easy movable options.
Support, 14 Adjustable K82&colid=3PPAY1N
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Reading Meditating
Room Recliner for
Adults, Kids (Black)

Technology

Microsoft Surface Go $9,076.13 Amazon Computer/Tablet for in

3- WiFi Intel Pentium https://a.co/d/e9r3PWd class use. Will replace
Gold, 4GB Memory $312.97/unit paper note taking in
64 GB eMMC 28 students + 1 teacher class. Instead, students
will record their notes
as they write them.
Students will save their
notes in a
cloud/network file for
study material and to
review during
homework. Students
will have the ability to
review by seeing the
math problem worked
out and hearing the
teachers instructions in
the recording.

Go Pro 3 bluetooth $1,159.71 https://a.co/d/5k75igo Used as an important

keyboard/cover $39.99/unit information input
device.

Keyboard attachment
for typing.
Charging and Storage $389.99 https://a.co/d/draRRE8 Used to charge and
Mobile Storage Cabinet store computers/tablets
in one central location.

65” Touch Screen $1627.04 https://www.touchboard Will be used as an

Smart Board s.com/infocus-inf6510/ interactive board for
?v=516441 displaying math
problems. This product
will replace traditional
white boards and will
also serve as a
projector.

Document Camera $99.00 https://www.amazon.co Used to show and

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Feather-light Drop $2001.00 https://a.co/d/5aORXN Durable protective

Tested Case V cover for computer
$69.00/ per unit technology.
28 students and 1
teacher

Headphones $52.99 https://www.amazon.co Used for students to

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Touch Screen Stylus $27.00 for 108 units https://a.co/d/6KCXbM Pencil replacement.
L Prevents damage, wear,
$8.99/ set 36 x 3 and tear on computer
sets=108 units screens.

Sound Bar $98.00 https://a.co/d/6PapSGo To use with the

Touchscreen Smart
Board for class
viewing/listening

TI-84 Plus Ce Graphing $3190.00 https://bit.ly/43YfCZy Graphing calculators

calculators $110/unit (29) allow students to
visualize the equations
and prepare them for
use in higher grades.

Software and Apps

Prodigy Math: Kids FREE https://www.prodigyga Prodigy allows kids to

Games me.com/main-en/ practice skills that
support their classroom
learning in a fun,
game-like way.

CK12 FREE https://flexbooks.ck12.o CK12 provides

rg/cbook/ck-12-interact interactive learning
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Notability $14.99 / yearly https://notability.com/pr Notability offers

$434.71 total for 29 icing students with diverse
tablets capabilities to take a
collaborative approach
to note taking using
various methods, such
as recordings,
handwriting, audio,
 pictures, and more!

Total Cost = $19,468.81

Classroom Design & Possible Configurations

Concept 1
Classroom Design & Possible Configurations

Concept 2
Classroom Design & Possible Configurations

Concept 3
 Sample Lesson Plan

Teacher Name(s) Subject Area Targeted Grade(s)

Group 3 Members Math 7th Grade
Connections: Similar figures and multistep ratios

● Students will be asked to look at different buildings and their sizes and determine if they are similar figures!
● Looking and items that are the same, however, in different sizes. Are they really the same size, or are they
different?
● Scale drawings! Construction or interior design!

Student Technology Use

● Students can access their school-issued Chromebook Surface pro tablet/computer with keyboard to do their bell
work, GMM, notes, and independent work.
● Students will watch a short video on scale and ratios on Touchscreen Board- PBS Learning, Scale City
https://mpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mket.math.rp.miniland/scale-models-in-the-real-world/
● Students will watch a short video on scale and ratios on the Touch Screen Board- Designing Toy Cars
https://thefutureschannel.com/videos/designing-toy-cars/

How Similar Are You?

● Looking at different cars, yes, they are both trucks, but are they actually similar.
● Cannon and Gatlin both kill a deer. Are they similar in shape, or is one bigger than the other?

Mississippi Standards (List the Mississippi Standards to be addressed in this lesson plan).
Copy and paste the full Mississippi Standard(s) that apply to this lesson plan. Be sure to state at the beginning of the
standards the subject, course/grade level for the standards.

● 7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multistep and percent problems.

● 7.G.1 Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and area
from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.

National Standards (List any national standards to be addressed in this lesson plan including standards beyond the
subject area this lesson is specifically designed.)
Standard: 7.RP.3. Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems. Examples: simple interest,
tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error.
Standard: 7.G.1. Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, such as computing actual lengths and
areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
Rationale (Why are you teaching this lesson today? What came before and what comes after this lesson? How does this
lesson fit within the instructional unit, your curriculum, the sequence of your course, etc.?)
This is the fourth day of the new unit that we started on Monday, June 26th. This is only their fourth day so we will be
reviewing content from the day before as well as starting similar figures as a new concept. They also had to take the
NWEA on Wednesday and Thursday and a 3 day weekend so review will be key for this week even though their unit test
is supposed to be on Friday. This may change depending on how Tuesday and Wednesday go! They have dealt with shapes
already throughout the year however this is the first time we will be introducing them as ratios. This will be a deeper
understanding of shapes and the differences or similarities that they share. Yesterday they finished the day of reviewing.
We will finish two more pages of notes and try to attempt to start the scale factor!
Learning Objective(s) (Use Bloom’s Taxonomy to develop appropriate learning objectives for this lesson plan.)
Use Bloom’s Taxonomy to develop appropriate learning objectives for this lesson plan. Number the objectives.
Remember, the assessments described above must be aligned to these objectives.
Begin this section with TSWBAT: followed by an action verb. Example:
TSWBAT:

1. Be able to solve 10 problems with at least 75% accuracy

2. Be able to identify when to use a proportion to solve.
3. Be able to identify the COP in order to find the missing ratios
4. Be able to show 80% accuracy when solving the equation
5. Be able to draw 5 figures to scale!

Assessment(s) (List all assessments that will be used to pre-assess the background knowledge of the students, formative
assessments used during the lesson, and a post-assessment that measures student’s mastery of concepts within this lesson.)
1) Pre-assessment: Students just completed a short quiz the day before testing them on vocabulary as well as simple
probability questions. Students had to complete proportions and demonstrate their understanding of ratios.n
Students had to meet at least a 75% passing rate in order to be considered as mastery of these skills.
2) Students will have the opportunity to play a quizzes game before starting scale factor as a quick check in from the
previous day!
3) Formative: Students will be asked to create various practice problems within their group. They will not only be
asked to create a proportion as well as solving but they will also be asked to create the solution and test the
solution to not only make sure that their image is accurate but also aligns with the definitions for this unit.
Students will be asked to create 4 practice problems within their group.
Key Vocabulary: (List and define all key vocabulary terms associated with this lesson plan.)
● Corresponding sides must be proportional
● Corresponding angles must be congruent
● The figures must be the same shape but not necessarily the same size
Material Needed: (List quantities. Indicate whether quantities are per student or per group.)
Students will need:

● 1 calculator
● 1 Surface pro tablet/computer with keyboard - math file/folder for notes on the tablet/computer
● 1 touchscreen Smart Board
● 1 white board marker
● 1 white board eraser
● 1 stylus for computer/tablet
Notes:
Guided notes (2 pages) via document camera for any paper instruction the teacher provides
Accommodations for Diverse Learners: (How can your activity/lesson be modified for diverse (English language
learners, learning disabled, academically gifted) learners?)
For my gifted student after notes we will start working on his “quest”, this is 8th grade math. He will work on this in class
so I am able to provide a mini instruction if needed. He will then do his math homework at home. We could say the lesson
will be recorded. Students who need additional instruction can review the recorded lesson and ask the teacher additional
questions for clarification. Students will have an opportunity to revisit his/her lesson from home.
SPED STUDENTS: Students will be offered a note sheet that has fewer blanks for word banks as well as additional
directions on the side to help support them. During their independent work they will only be required to complete 50% of
the work based on their IEP.
EL STUDENTS: Students will be given both a Spanish and English note sheet. They will first listen to the notes orally by
the teacher and complete as much as they can. Then they will access the teachers canvas page in order to see directions
translated into Spanish. They will fill out the Spanish note sheet. When done they will attempt to fill out an English note
sheet to see where they are understanding in English.
Lesson Introduction
Similar figures! Let's talk about what that means! I am looking at things that are very similar. They might have different
side lengths BUT that does not mean that they are different. We will be using ratios to make sure that they are similar! If
they are not even that means that they are not similar if they are then we are good to go! We will need to double check our
answers and make sure that they are proportional!

Lesson Development or Body of the Lesson

We are going to start on page J and K! I am going to give you 10 minutes to do your very best! Once those 10 minutes are
up we all glue those into our notebooks on page 6! We will call this “Similar Figures Check” This is not a race you may
not finish, however, I want you to try your best! If we have time we will do a peer check!
After 10 minutes students will glue and we will move onto scale drawings!
Scale drawings are difficult for some of these students because we do not technically divide when dealing with scale
drawings. We multiply by a fraction and sometimes they have trouble!
We are going to be starting from the back and working our way forward today! (I do this because there is a mini lesson
that makes everyone’s life easier when first introducing this). This is on page L/M. We will go over the vocabulary of
enlargement and reduction. Reduction means it gets smaller and we use fractions ONLY! Enlargement means it gets bigger
so any number that is bigger than 1! Then we will use what we know from similar figures to match up the sides and the
numbers and then figure out if we are trying to get bigger or smaller and then by what! A scale factor is a number that is
multiple in order to create a proportion enlargement or reduction. We know from proportional shapes that they are also
called similar shapes! We will ALWAYS ALWAYS multiple! We will use proportions and COP to help us find this! We
will be looking at the corresponding sides for these examples! We will set up a table! Smaller is 5,3,6 and larger is 10,6,12.
Then solve K=y/x. First one is not only constant but also proportional! I would multiply the side lengths all by 2 they
equal the next triangle! Once we go over these two first examples students normally kind of get the hang of what we are
doing! On the following example that is on a graph we will go over counting the boxes for our information! Same thing
has before are we trying to get bigger or get smaller! We will continue these examples for 2 more! Once we do these 5 I
will give a thumbs up, side, down, check in to see where they are at after this mini lesson!
We will start pages N,O,P. Now most likely we might not be able to finish all of these today, I do not want to over load
them, but also I need to continue to do check-in’s as we continue through this lesson! Starting on page N we will go
through the definition of sale drawings! We will also complete an example within that first box! Then we will move onto
question 2. Scale drawings are types of proportional relationships. When given the scale drawing, we must identify the
scale and use it to find the missing measurement. We will always set up a proportion to solve. A map is a scale drawing!
When we use a scale, we can create the actual size of what we are looking at!
Example 1: The scale tells me that 2cm equals 75 miles. The centimeters is about the map and miles is in the real life! So
now we are going to set up a proportion! I am going to set up the scale first (we will always try and set up the scale first
every time! 2cm/75m=11cm/x just like last unit what we talk about on top has to be the same all the way across just like
the bottom! So now because this is a proportion we will just cross multiply to find our answers! 2x=825 then divide by 2
on each side x=412.5 miles!
Example 2: First thing again is to identify the scale and what I am looking at! Set up my proportion 3cm/4.5m=5cm/x.
Then solve the proportion so cross multiply 3x=22.5 then divide by 3. x=7.5m
Once we finish this, we will do a quick Quiz, we will practice from yesterday’s lesson but also some questions from today
that we have already practiced. This will give them a chance to play a game and take a break from notes but also give me a
chance to walk around and see where they are at with understanding! We will play as a class! We are in block competitions
so students have been super motivated to get this work done and improve their accuracy!
Lesson Closure
For the lesson closure, sometimes it is helpful to revisit the introduction, helping students to make a connection between
the introduction, the activities (learning process) and the closure.
Remember, lessons do not stand in isolation. In your lesson closure, you should return to unit goals and unit big ideas and
help students make connections. What progress was made? What new ideas were explored? What comes next?

Once the quizzes are complete, we will continue with notes! (Students at this point should feel pretty comfortable since we
have been doing proportions since March! Although now we are introducing shapes this time! However, it is the same
process, so once students recognize this normally they pick it up pretty quickly!
On example 3-5 I will be asking students around the room to solve this with me! I will call every single student and I will
go in the order of the seats so students can be better prepared! I will also give leading questions so students can get some
assistance if needed! I did this tactic last unit and it seemed to keep students more engaged and wanting to pay attention!
Example 3: What are we talking about! Map and real life! What is the information that is given to us and make sure you
label the numbers with what we are talking about! 0.5cm/65km=4.5cm/x then I would solve just like a normal proportion!
x=585
Example 4: What are we talking about! And then set up our proportion! 1in/8ft=2.5in/xft! Solve our proportion! x=20ft
Example 5: What are we talking about! And then set up our proportion!
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