Help me give my students a Chromebook, a mobile workstation, and STEM kits for hands-on learning.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Reed's classroom raised $995
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our school is a middle/high school in the urban area of Maryland. We focus on educating our students to become great leaders and citizens. Students are celebrated for exhibiting our school's core values: integrity, scholarship, citizenship, perseverance, and sustainability. My students learn best through real-world applications, hands-on activities, and authentic experiences. I teach students with diverse abilities, interests, and backgrounds. My students are in various grade levels, and they all thrive when they get to "do" science!
For the 2021-2022 school year, I am teaching AP Seminar, AP Research, and Independent Study: Science.
STEM/STEAM hands-on activities, cross-curricular projects, and laboratory investigations help my students to learn and apply concepts.
Having experiences dealing with research in high school will better prepare them for their future college and career choices. AP Seminar and AP Research allow them to explore themes, develop and refine their reading and writing skills, earn college credit, and so much more. Independent Study: Science allows them to explore topics within science that are interesting to them. I am so excited to be teaching these courses!
My Project
Technology has been an integral, necessary component of success last school year. We were remotely teaching and learning until March when we moved to a hybrid model. Every student needed their own device to access Google Classroom, programs like Nearpod for interactive learning, Jamboard for collaboration, websites, and more. Some students borrowed school-owned devices, but others shared or borrowed a device. Some students did purchase a device, but many of our families are not in a position to do this. We are learning in-person for the 2021-2022 school year. My school wants to shift to 1:1 devices, eliminating the need for students to buy, share, or borrow a device. Not having to worry about purchasing, sharing, or borrowing a device will alleviate financial stress. This will support my students' emotional and mental well-being. If we have enough devices, students would also be able to use devices at home!
This Chromebook will help to bridge the digital divide!
Providing a device to every student will make their education more equitable. Students will need a device to research, type their papers and create their presentations, and apply their 21st-century skills. Students will use these devices for a variety of activities, including interacting with others on Nearpod, learning about financial literacy, developing their STEM skills, accessing diverse digital books to increase their literacy skills while seeing themselves and others, and so much more! Students will be able to access websites like Calm, which would help their mental health by reducing stress. The mobile workstation will provide an alternative seating option. The STEAM kits will be used to inspire my students to enter STEM fields, increasing minority representation in these careers.
This is the fifth in a series of projects to help meet our school's goal of 1:1 technology.
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
Safco Products VUM Workstation, Natural
• Amazon Business
$250.15
1
$250.15
Engino Discovering STEM Botanic Laboratory | Build A Greenhouse | Illustrated Instruction Manual | Theory & Facts | Experimental Activities | STEM Construction Kit
• Amazon Business
$60.37
1
$60.37
Thames & Kosmos Roller Coaster Engineering STEM Kit | Design, Build, Experiment w/ Working Roller Coaster Models | Explore Physics, Forces, Motion, Energy, Velocity & More | Solve Building Challenges
• Amazon Business
$45.81
1
$45.81
Thames & Kosmos 626020 Pepper Mint in The Great Treehouse Engineering Adventure Science Experiment Kit
• Amazon Business
$39.95
1
$39.95
3 Hole Puncher for Paper, AFMAT Electric Hole Punch 3 Ring, 20-Sheet Paper Punch, AC or Battery Operated 3 Hole Puncher, Effortless Punching, Long Lasting Paper Punch for Office School Studio, Gray
• Amazon Business
$26.00
1
$26.00
HongWay 5pcs Micro Flush Cutters, Wire Cutter with Internal Spring, Diagonal Cutters for Electronics, Heating Wire, Model Sprue, Soft Copper Wire Snips, 5 inches, Yellow
• Amazon Business
$9.99
2
$19.98
Creative Kids Make Your Own Bouncy Ball DIY Craft Kit for Kids - Individual 12 Pack Bulk Activity Set – Science STEM Party Favor Gift for Boys & Girls Kids 6+
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Materials cost
$758.25
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$45.50
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.37
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$845.12
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$149.14
Total project goal
$994.26
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$994.26
3 Donors
-$973.08
Donations toward project cost
-$828.12
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$144.96
match offer
-$20.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$17.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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