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Ms. Sartin from Chicago, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growth Mindset

Help me give my students strategies and materials to change their thinking to develop mindset growth to promote long-term success.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sartin's classroom raised $180

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district and former student of this district, I understand that my students are faced with challenges both inside and outside of the classroom. Despite those many challenges, the mathematicians that I enlighten are motivated problem solvers that are curious about the world around us and destined for success.

My students are amazing middle schoolers stuck somewhere between cool and fabulous.

Many of my students are bilingual with English being their second language. They enjoy mathematics, and they are quickly learning the importance of teaching others how to fish instead of simply giving fish to our peers.

Just like most teenagers, my students love technology and socialization, and I want to use their interests to create a more efficient learning environment that fosters collaborative learning, open communication, developing their skills with technology and access to class materials that promote an inclusive class environment.

My Project

Math...a word that sends chills down the spines of many as they utter their horrendous experiences and openly share their dislike for the subject. It's common and every year I make a promise of changing that for many of my students with a fun classroom atmosphere. The biggest challenge is changing how they view the challenges that they encounter. In the education field, we call this promoting a growth mindset.

The materials from this project will supply me with professional development through reading and prong folders to construct a growth mindset folder for activities to promote a change in thinking habits.

The readings will provide me with the strategies needed to incorporate into our daily routines. The prong folders will serve as a safe place to protect their goal setting sheets, tracking of those goal and growth activities to shift their thoughts and responses when encountering difficult tasks and situations.

Ms. Sartin Albert Sabin Magnet School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

100 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ultra Durable Clear Front Report Covers, 25 Per Box, Letter Size, Black, Poly Back Cover, with Fasteners, Lay Flat, by Better Office Products, Box of 25 • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
Ready-to-Use Resources for Mindsets in the Classroom: Everything Educators Need for Building Growth Mindset Learning Communities • Amazon Business $15.23 1 $15.23
The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve • Amazon Business $14.36 1 $14.36
The Growth Mindset Playbook: A Teacher's Guide to Promoting Student Success • Amazon Business $10.84 1 $10.84

Materials cost

$120.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.86

Total project goal

$179.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $179.06

3 Donors

-$142.29

Donations toward project cost

-$122.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.84

Matching donations from our partners

-$35.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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