I teach young adolescents, 13-15 years old, in eighth grade. The middle school's enrollment is about 600 students. We are a low-socioeconomic school. My students come to me with a diversity of backgrounds. My students are merged into our middle school from two smaller elementary schools. My students live in rural communities. Some of my students come from homes that don't have access to the internet. A majority of my students are being raised in single-parent homes or by their grandparents.
My students are enthusiastic about math when they have the opportunity to collaborate with one another and use various forms of learning materials.
I have the opportunity to teach all levels of students within my eighth-grade classes. I begin my day with an upper-level group of students that take high school Algebra in the eighth grade. My second block is a co-taught classroom, where I have 25 students with different needs. Of my 25 students, 21 of them have some type of accommodations that have to be met. My final block class consists of average students that take the required Pre-Algebra class in eighth grade.
My Project
My students need calculators to solve square roots and equations. My students struggle with basic math computation skills. The calculators will help them from basic problems to more complex problems. The 8th grade curriculum permits the use of calculators on our state testing. I want my students to be able to practice with them before taking the assessment.
The calculators are tools that will assist my special education students when solving problems.
My focus is on my special needs students learning how to solve equations and not on whether they know their integer rules. The calculators will take care of the integers and my students can take care of the process of solving equations. My current calculators are very old and they keep breaking. Some of these calculators are missing keys and some just simply don't register the numbers. The new calculators will allow me to replace my current ones that I have remaining.
Basic Calculator: Catiga CD-8185 Office and Home Style Calculator - 8-Digit - Educational - Suitable for School and Destop-use (Yellow)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
30
$269.70
Casio Inc. HS8VA Standard Function Calculator
• Amazon Business
$3.99
15
$59.85
Materials cost
$329.55
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.94
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$364.49
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$64.32
Total project goal
$428.81
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$428.81
3 Donors
-$408.81
Donations toward project cost
-$347.49
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$61.32
match offer
-$20.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$17.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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