Our school serves students in grades K-4 and provides rigorous academics, fantastic teachers, and a safe learning environment. We are a Title I school which means we serve students from low-income/high poverty areas. Teaching can be challenging enough under the best circumstances, but many of our students have the added worries of stressed or absent parents, being hungry, or just having too many responsibilities in the home. They may be growing up fast, but they're still just kids.
When my incredible 4th graders can log on to a computer for endless learning, get up and move around, or put their hands-on learning, they do it with contagious exuberance!
What I love most about them is that they are always ready to have fun! This makes teaching the best job in the world!
My Project
I have a room full of students who want to be heard. They crave constant attention and LOVE (quick) positive feedback. They love to be in the know and stay up to date on all the latest trends. It makes learning, “cool”.
What’s cooler than sending your mom a video message about your math test you need to study for or using digital flash cards and online quizzes to study for a vocabulary test?
With a subscription to FlipGrid my students will be able to inform their parents like never before and communicate with me in a way that makes it seem like they aren’t even being assessed. I can give feedback immediately and they can even use the video platform to collaborate with each other. We already use the free and limited version and the parents LOVE getting video messages about their child’s learning (straight from the child)! We want to be able to create unlimited videos so that's why we need the upgrade. With the subscription to Quizlet, my students will be able to study, study, study! They'll be able to create their own digital flash cards as well as study the ones I assign. They can take quizzes and I can track their progress, too! Due to limited funding, our text books are extremely out of date. Thankfully, there are super creative teachers out there that allow others to purchase the resources they create. My students and I need resources from Teachers Pay Teachers so we can be sure to get in all the standards for the year. Please help us have the digital tools we need to succeed!
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