Look around you. We are surrounded by technology. My students are living in a high-tech world with little exposure to the tools they will encounter in the real world as adults. They need hands-on instruction that helps them learn to use these tools and that make learning more inviting and relevant.
We are a combination class of kindergarten and first grade children that find learning exciting and who are enthused to be at school!
They are like little sponges absorbing EVERYTHING I can teach them, and finding new things to learn on their own and from each other.
We work & learn together in a Title I school with a very high percentage of students and families living in low income homes. Our school has a large group of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students. While poverty and language can present big barriers for students, we are learning not to let our challenges get in the way of learning or loving life. I strive each day to help my students find joy in their lives and in being together and learning. Our class is a wonderful place to be!
My Project
I have a vision for some BIG things! I want to help my students become familiar with technology as they will be using it for the rest of their lives to learn, for fun, and to make a living. This is an important set of skills, and I want to help them get started on that journey. I have recently been blessed with an LCD projector through donors here at Donors Choose. I will be using it to display lessons and streaming educational videos. With this Mimio interactive equipment I can turn my whiteboard into one giant monitor where students could interact with the learning material and with each other. The capture system from Mimio would record student work as they write on the board which I could use to document learning, record errors and issues that I want to further remediate. I could share “live" student work with families. The children can be listeners and learners, but with this technology they can also create and share! We can grow and be ready for the future together.
George Bernard Shaw said, "What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child." This is the goal- children who are eager to learn, who LOVE to ask questions and always want to know more.
Our future generations will be led by the children in school now. You can help my children learn about technology and how to use it to learn, communicate, and share ideas. Will you help us? We need you!
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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