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Ms. Felsenstein from Chicago, IL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development
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Ms. Felsenstein's classroom raised $669

Developing Staff Capacity with Providing High-Need Interventions

I need professional development books and literacy & math resources to support my students and coworkers with evidence-based interventions.

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Ms. Felsenstein Orozco Academy
Chicago, IL Grades 3-5

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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 Project

I am requesting a small library of professional texts related to best practices in reading, math, and executive functioning interventions. Our school library does not include titles for teachers' professional development, rather its up to each teacher to purchase & provide related literature. As I've transitioned into the MTSS Lead and Interventionist role this year, I see this is an area where we can grow. With these texts, we will expand our supply of professional resources and growth, in turn positively impacting student growth. Additionally, as a professional community and within the MTSS team, we can create our own learning community book clubs. Intentionally, I selected books that include a range of interventions and focuses from reading comprehension to phonics to writing and math. Hopefully, interested teachers can join together to learn about literacy and/or math topics of interest and grow as professionals as a team.

Applying new learning from reading is an essential skill and habit to build for students and teachers.

Acquiring professional resources, such as these texts, serves to support the growth of our professional community and student learning. With these resources, I can work collaboratively with my peers to grow as a teacher of reading and writing, and our school culture and students will benefit in the process.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

210 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Felsenstein Orozco Academy Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

210 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Early Numeracy: Assessment for Teaching and Intervention (Math Recovery) • Amazon Business $53.00 1 $53.00
The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text • Amazon Business $47.35 1 $47.35
Best Practices in Writing Instruction • Amazon Business $44.00 1 $44.00
Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5: Strategies and Resources • Amazon Business $35.00 1 $35.00
Structured Literacy Interventions: Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties, Grades K-6 (The Guilford Series on Intensive Instruction) • Amazon Business $35.00 1 $35.00
Building to Impact: The 5D Implementation Playbook for Educators • Amazon Business $34.95 1 $34.95
Leading Equity-Based MTSS for All Students • Amazon Business $30.95 1 $30.95
Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers • Amazon Business $30.35 1 $30.35
Sounding Out the Sight Words: An Alternative to Rote Memorization • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Helping Students Take Control of Everyday Executive Functions: The Attention Fix • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction: Resources for Grades K-3 • Amazon Business $28.80 1 $28.80
The Art of Coaching Teams: Building Resilient Communities that Transform Schools • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice • Amazon Business $23.02 1 $23.02
The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
The ABC's and All Their Tricks - paperback • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Knowledge Gap: The hidden cause of America's broken education system--and how to fix it • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Uncovering the Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$530.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$568.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.28

Total project goal

$668.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $668.53

8 Donors

-$652.35

Donations toward project cost

-$568.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.18

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 $0.00

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