Help me give my students gift cards to help promote motivation and rewards in class during this stressful time throughout the pandemic.
FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Opoku's classroom raised $573
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Celebrating 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
I am an ESE (Special Education)/Reading teacher at a Middle School in Miami. I teach and support students that have Emotional/Behavior Disorders and learning difficulties. My school is a Title I school which means that about 99% of the students at my school receive free or reduced-price lunch due to their low socioeconomic status. The school is in a high poverty neighborhood so many of my students come from families who struggle financially. As a result, my students endure more problems than average children, and these problems interfere with and hinder their learning.
My Project
This school year will start on August 31, 2020, with virtual learning. I want to provide my students with incentives to help them work hard during this tough time. Although my students are used to motivation through constant praise, encouragement, and classroom raffles that would normally happen in a traditional classroom setting, this school year will start a little different.
I want to show my students that their hard work pays off and motivate them by providing weekly incentives for the student of the week and students that have been putting forth maximum effort.
These gift cards will be given as weekly and monthly prizes as well as overall online participation awards. Our students need intrinsic as well as extrinsic motivation to encourage them to continue to do best during online learning. These gift cards will increase participation, achievement, and motivation!
More than half 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
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