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
Most people take for granted the fact that they are able to pick up a book, newspaper, or magazine and read the text without problem. However, persons with a print disability struggle daily to access the same information as others.
This struggle intensifies in a school environment, where students are expected to read constantly.
Some students struggle with the ability to access information in typical textbooks due to formatting or the size of the text. Additionally, I work with eleven year olds who very much enjoy working with technology.
My school is a title 1 school with 100% eligibility, meaning that ALL students fall below the minimum income level. My kids face many obstacles every day, including poverty, early pregnancy, and gang violence. These obstacles could easily distract any child from succeeding. My students, however, are VERY committed to success! In spite of these obstacles, my 6th grade class has made a commitment as a class to not only graduate from high school, but to also graduate from college! The Disney Challenge has presented us with an opportunity to implement a digital classroom and to explore the environmental impact of their journey to college.
My Project
We are requesting an iPad with dock and case to use in our digital classroom. Ultimately, we are trying to acquire resources so that we can minimize our use of paper. As a class, we will keep track of the amount of paper that we would have used each day if we chose to do our work on paper rather than on the computer. Weekly, we will record how many pieces of paper we have saved as a class. We will also calculate how many trees we have saved by not using so much paper.
This project is truly interdisciplinary. It involves math in our calculation of how much money was saved during this project and in calculating projections about how much we could save if we continue for a certain number of years. It involves science in analyzing the numbers of trees saved and the resulting impact on the environment. It involves Social Studies/ethics in our discussion about whose responsibility it is to ensure the health of the world for ourselves and future generations.
We are very excited to participate in the Disney Challenge and look forward to exploring this environmental study with my students.
Thank you so much for encouraging our students to be aware of their impact on the environment and how they can actively help to make it better!
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
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. Walker and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
