You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Altorfer from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Altorfer is requesting
Fully Funded

Ms. Altorfer's classroom raised $206

Putting Every Student at the Head of the Class

My students need individual dry-erase boards so they can script their answers, sketch their ideas and actively engage in the lesson!

Classroom photo
Ms. Altorfer High School of Telecom Arts & Technical
Brooklyn, NY Grades 9-12

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

In a world that celebrates technology at every turn, I've discovered that my students often perform just as well when they get out from behind a computer screen or power-point presentation and actively script their thoughts in a way that allows for personal expression and immediate feedback.

I currently teach Humanities to an energetic group of 14-16 year old special education students.

They are incredibly creative, eager to learn and also happen to be challenged by mild learning and emotional disabilities. They are fortunate to attend a public high school in NY that operates with the core values of providing a personal, human approach to meet students where they are, so they have made significant progress and most are on track to graduate.

My Project

These dry-erase boards are the perfect way to monitor and assess my student's progress! My students will benefit by finding out immediately if they are right or wrong. I will benefit by knowing whether they have mastered the learning objective or if I need to re-teach the material in a new way. I envision these boards to be used as a regular part of every unit. Whether we are reading and analyzing Drown by Junot Diaz or teaching the Common Core standards of developing arguments and counter-arguments, these white boards will allow my students to "talk" to me and their classmates. Imagine a room full of students furiously writing on their white board to answer a question posed by the teacher. They are motivated by accountability to their own thinking since they will "own" their thought.

If this project is funded, my students will have a tool that capitalizes on their strengths and increases the rigor of each lesson.

Their engagement will be immediately expected by a written response on their white board. My response can therefore be immediate and meaningful. This tool can and will be used by all students throughout all units of study, thus maximizing its impact.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

60 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Altorfer High School of Telecom Arts & Technical Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

60 students impacted 2donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Altorfer is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco s Single-Sided Unlined Dry-Erase Classroom Kit • Nasco $124.95 1 $124.95

Materials cost

$124.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$174.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.76

Total project goal

$205.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $205.08

1 Donor

-$205.08

Donations toward project cost

-$174.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Altorfer and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/putting-every-student-at-the-head-of-the/668124/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":60,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Altorfer","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-547576682","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Brooklyn","teachersOnPage":[497361],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":668124,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":860,"schoolName":"High School of Telecom Arts & Technical","authorIds":{"497361":{"owner":"Ms. Altorfer","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[668124],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":111981,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjE3NTky"],"teacherId":497361,"schoolCounty":"Kings (Brooklyn)","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}