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Mrs. Edie from Lowell, MA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom English Translators To Help my Diverse Population Of Students.

Help me give my students the opportunity to use an English Translator in our classoom.

  • $728 goal

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My Project

My wonderful students are English language learners from different countries throughout our world. These students and their families are extremely hard-working and dedicated learners who appreciate the value of school.

* These translators will be used by the students during lessons to ask important questions that they would have not asked because of the language barrier.

This will help students better understand subject matter that would've confused them if taught in their non native language (English).

* A lot of my student's parents do not speak English which makes it difficult for them to understand how their child is doing. The English translaters will be used during parent teacher conferences as a means of communication to parents who don't speak english. This will help student parents understand what their child is doing and also clarify any specific needs.

* The translators will also be used to help explain to students important things such as fire drills and other emergency protocols. Students will have a clear understanding of what to do if there is an emergency.

* Last, the translators will be used among the children during partner work. A native English speaker can collaborate with a native non English speaker. This will help students become active members of a learning community through academic discourse and partner collaboration.

The English Learners students are a wonderul addition to our classoom. Because there are from different countries with so many different languages, it becomes challanging for them to learn english, and their other academic subjects.

In addition to learning the english language,having a translator will help all students understand the academic content better. This will lead to them making connections and better understanding of English and academic subjects.

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Mrs. Edie John J Shaughnessy Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Lowell, MA View local requests

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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pocketalk Plus Real Time Two-Way Voice & Camera 82 Language Translator- Extra Large Screen, Longer Battery Life & HIPAA Compliant • Amazon Business $289.99 2 $579.98

Materials cost

$579.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$618.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.18

Total project goal

$727.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $727.86

5 Donors

-$388.93

Donations toward project cost

-$330.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.34

Matching donations from our partners

-$338.93

Match offers toward project cost

-$288.09

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.84

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 $0.00

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