Digital Equity: Empowering Minority Students Through STEM Library Innovation
I need an Apple iPad with Wi-Fi, "Invent to Learn" resources, and culturally responsive teaching books to create engaging STEM-focused library experiences for our rural Title I high school students.
$781 goal
This project expired on September 12, 2025.
This project expired on September 12, 2025.
My Project
As a librarian serving predominantly minority students at our rural Title I high school, I'm seeking resources to transform our library into a vibrant STEM and digital literacy hub. The 2025-2026 school year marks my first opportunity to teach a STEM elective, making these materials crucial for creating an inclusive, engaging curriculum.
I'll use the Apple iPad to explore educational apps that represent diverse innovators before introducing them to students.
During library sessions, I'll create culturally responsive instructional videos that feature scientists and engineers of color. "MC Means Move the Class" will provide strategies specifically designed for engaging our minority students through movement-based learning and culturally affirming teaching techniques that honor their experiences and learning styles.
"Young, Gifted, and Black" will guide my approach to recognizing and nurturing the talents of our African-American students, helping me implement practices that promote high achievement and counter deficit perspectives. These resources, combined with "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain," will ensure my teaching practices celebrate students' cultural identities while building their academic confidence.
STEM books will support curriculum development that highlights contributions from diverse inventors and scientists. I'll implement hands-on activities from "Robotics!" and "Bots!" while incorporating the stories of minority engineers and programmers who have shaped these fields. "Invent to Learn" will help establish assessment frameworks that recognize diverse expressions of knowledge and creativity.
By reimagining our library space as a culturally inclusive makerspace where students see themselves represented in the materials and examples we use, we'll create a learning environment that values their identities and perspectives. The tote bags will organize thematic collections highlighting diverse STEM leaders, extending this representation beyond my elective. Through these resources, I'll develop a program that empowers our rural minority students to see themselves as future innovators in STEM fields where they have been historically underrepresented.
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
HBCU Alum812 students impacted
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Apple - 11-inch iPad A16 chip with Wi-Fi - 128GB - Pink
• Best Buy Education
$349.00
1
$349.00
The Invent To Learn Guide To Fun: Makerspace, Classroom, Library, and Home STEM Projects (Invent to Learn Guides)
• Amazon Business
$24.95
1
$24.95
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
• Amazon Business
$24.60
1
$24.60
STEAM Kids in the Kitchen: Hands-On Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math Activities & Recipes for Kids (STEAM Kids Books)
• Amazon Business
$24.36
1
$24.36
Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
• Amazon Business
$20.99
1
$20.99
Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens (Digital Age Librarian's Series)
• Amazon Business
$19.69
1
$19.69
MC Means Move the Class: How to Spark Engagement and Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms
• Amazon Business
$16.50
1
$16.50
Sweetude 4 Pcs Book Lover Club Gift Canvas Tote Bag with Pocket Aesthetic Librarian Bookish Reader Birthday Gifts for Women
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Reimagining Library Spaces: Transform Your Space on Any Budget (Digital Age Librarians)
• Amazon Business
$15.91
1
$15.91
Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students (Beacon Classics)
• Amazon Business
$15.75
1
$15.75
Robotics!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids
• Amazon Business
$14.95
1
$14.95
Crazy Contraptions: Build Rube Goldberg Machines that Swoop, Spin, Stack, and Swivel: with Hands-On Engineering Activities
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
Bots! Robotics Engineering: with Hands-On Makerspace Activities
• Amazon Business
$12.61
1
$12.61
Simple Machines!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids
• Amazon Business
$10.52
1
$10.52
Materials cost
$579.31
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$45.19
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.69
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$663.19
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$117.03
Total project goal
$780.22
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