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.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Stephens from Dewar, OK is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Stephens is requesting

Change is Coming! Meeting the Needs of the Common Core.

My students need 3 netbooks and assorted materials that will allow them daily practice in writing and publishing.

  • $1,051 goal

This project expired on February 26, 2012.

This project expired on February 26, 2012.

Classroom photo
Mrs. Stephens profile photo
Mrs. Stephens Dewar Elementary School
Dewar, OK Grades 3-5

My Students

Making the shift to Common Core State Standards means the way we think about reading will have to be changed. One specific example would have to be the emphasis on writing through the use of technology. My challenge is to incorporate this while making room for it in our overcrowded classrooms.

My students attend elementary school in a good district.

In hard economic times, our school still manages to pull it together and provide when they can, even though sacrifices have to be made. Many homes have computers, but not all have Internet access. Students tell us that often they are not allowed to access their parents' computers and the only time they get to use one is at school. There is a high majority of children living in poverty. Many are being raised by their grandparents. Our state has been greatly affected by drug use and our children suffer greatly for it. Every classroom has instances of families living in motels, without transportation, or parents who are unemployed. Over 70% of my class receives free lunches. My students are not easy to motivate and crave attention. I believe they do the very best they can with what they are given, and for the most part, want to be successful. Parental support for our school is below average.

My Project

I wish to develop a writing center and connect it with our new Common Core Standards. One of the requirements is that children be able to write fluently and intelligently, while publishing stories using various methods of technology. I would like to use the netbooks in a center where children can visit when they have created a piece of writing. While developing keyboarding skills, they will be able to use a word processing program to type and print their work. In addition, they will be able to access the Internet in this center to gather information and other types of research. The other materials will enhance the writing and reading process by giving our class some different opportunities to work with words in reading centers.

Elementary teachers have been encouraged for several years now to place our teaching focus on reading and mathematics in order to become successful on state mandated tests.

Subjects like writing, grammar, science, and social studies have fallen by the wayside in order to accomplish this task. With the newly introduced Common Core Standards, we will be expected to not only re-introduce them, but become proficient in these areas. We are in great need of new materials to begin this process.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

50 students impacted
Mrs. Stephens Dewar Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dewar, OK 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

50 students impacted

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 Mrs. Stephens 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
Apple® Digital A/V Adapter • Best Buy $39.99 1 $39.99
Dell Inspiron Mini Netbook / Intel® Atom™ Processor / 10.1" Display - Black • Best Buy $199.99 3 $599.97
DD131 - Research & Report Writing Center • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
RR793 - Magnetic Tub O’ Letters • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
POCKET CHART MAGNETIC TABLETOP 12.25X14.75X4 • School Specialty Inc. $21.56 1 $21.56
ORGANIZATION STATION 2-POCKET • School Specialty Inc. $9.49 2 $18.98
BOOK WHITEBOARD ACTIVITIES: 5-MINUTE PROOFREADING • School Specialty Inc. $16.14 1 $16.14

Materials cost

$766.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.67

Sales tax

 $62.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$893.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.62

Total project goal

$1,050.80

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 Mrs. Stephens and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"OK","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":1051,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/-/644166/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":50,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Stephens","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-2082263653","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Dewar","teachersOnPage":[562819],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":644166,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":87080,"schoolName":"Dewar Elementary School","authorIds":{"562819":{"owner":"Mrs. Stephens","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[644166],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp562819_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1465766026051","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":6,"teacherChallengeId":68002,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":562819,"schoolCounty":"Okmulgee","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"OK","name":"Oklahoma"}}