I love my fifth graders! Our Title I school in New York City is comprised of a diverse group of students who mostly receive free lunch.
Our students are very energetic and have very different learning styles, abilities, and needs.
Many of our students have learning disabilities and some of our students have fallen behind since the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is very important for us to encourage both group work, especially during these times, and independent work so our students can succeed academically and socially. In order to do this, we have to appeal to our students' interests by staying up-to-date with technology. Many of our students do not have computers, tablets, or Internet at home. In order to succeed today, we want to expose them to this technology as much as possible in school!
My Project
My class consists of students with varying abilities. If you add that to our new normal, it can be very challenging to reach them using our school-issued laptops. By bringing more technology into the classroom, I am exposing students to different opportunities they cannot get at home or through the DOE. Due to their limited experiences, it is incredibly difficult for them to be up-to-date with current learning tools.
If this project gets funded, I will be able to use the MacBook Pro, a much more reliable computer, to reach my students whether they are in-person or at-home learning.
My students' generation is one of the constantly advancing technologies, and it is time that they develop their skills to prepare them for what lies ahead: a digital age of ceaseless technological advances.
This year, we are heavily incorporating Social Emotional Learning into our daily lessons. Having a MacBook Pro will help make my delivery of the lessons using programs such as iMovie to put together lessons that would teach them in a digital way so learning can be seamless, no matter where they are learning from. Having a MacBook Pro will allow me to transcend my lessons into clear, highly engaging digital lessons.
Unfortunately, NYC public schools have closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This Mac Book Pro will allow me to meet with our students every single day, providing live instruction and lessons that meet the needs of our wonderfully diverse learners.
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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