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
Menu
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.

Edit classroom photo

Mrs. Gullo’s Classroom Edit display name

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7058205 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Fluorescent lighting creates numerous learning challenges and makes the room environment institutional and harsh. I recently hung outdoor string lights along my classroom ceiling and now teach primarily with the overhead lights off. The results have been immediate; students have begun to settle into the room in the calm, relaxed state that is optimal for learning, and they maintain a high level of attention and engagement throughout the class. Although students have light at their table from their ipads, I'd like to offer some soft lighting at each of my ten table groups to enhance the impact even further and sustain it over the long-term. Students have already expressed that they feel far less anxiety with the subtle changes I've made so far. One student commented that the outdoor string lights allowed her to write calmly, while the fluorescent lights made her feel she was "forced to write." Another said that the room "relaxes her as soon as she enters" but still leaves her motivated and ready to work hard. The soft lighting will also allow my introverts to feel less intimidated within the classroom environment; one student commented that the fluorescent lighting made her feel that she was perpetually "onstage" or "learning inside a glass case." Another introvert commented that institutional lighting made her feel like she was "in a spotlight that was controlling and pressuring me." Even with the small changes of lighting I've already made, my introverts are expressing a renewed sense of peace and calm while they are learning. With donors' help, I'd love to offer this to my students on an even greater scale so they can reduce anxiety and be healthier, happier learners.

About my class

Fluorescent lighting creates numerous learning challenges and makes the room environment institutional and harsh. I recently hung outdoor string lights along my classroom ceiling and now teach primarily with the overhead lights off. The results have been immediate; students have begun to settle into the room in the calm, relaxed state that is optimal for learning, and they maintain a high level of attention and engagement throughout the class. Although students have light at their table from their ipads, I'd like to offer some soft lighting at each of my ten table groups to enhance the impact even further and sustain it over the long-term. Students have already expressed that they feel far less anxiety with the subtle changes I've made so far. One student commented that the outdoor string lights allowed her to write calmly, while the fluorescent lights made her feel she was "forced to write." Another said that the room "relaxes her as soon as she enters" but still leaves her motivated and ready to work hard. The soft lighting will also allow my introverts to feel less intimidated within the classroom environment; one student commented that the fluorescent lighting made her feel that she was perpetually "onstage" or "learning inside a glass case." Another introvert commented that institutional lighting made her feel like she was "in a spotlight that was controlling and pressuring me." Even with the small changes of lighting I've already made, my introverts are expressing a renewed sense of peace and calm while they are learning. With donors' help, I'd love to offer this to my students on an even greater scale so they can reduce anxiety and be healthier, happier learners.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":7058205,"teacherId":7058205,"teacherName":"Mrs. Gullo","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-3_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21545177,"followAbout":"Mrs. Gullo's projects","teacherVerify":-1828512144,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Gullo","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7058205","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=7058205","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":2,"numSupporters":14},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.