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Mr. Esposito from Waterbury CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Headphones for Higher Learning!

Help me give my students a classroom set of headphones for independent learning centers!

  • $537 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

My students are mathematicians! They travel to school every day with anticipation of improving their own learning. My students come from homes where they do not have all that the need to be successful.

When they come through our school doors, my wish is for my students to have all the tools they need for success.

In our district, that is difficult due to low poverty and budget issues. My students are eager learners, they enjoy figuring out math problems that deal with real world situations. My hope is for them to see that the real world is a great place to be!

My Project

When students come to my mathematics classroom, they come to work hard. Whether in a whole group lesson, or small group, my students are engaged and learning new topics that will help them as they move through to middle school and beyond.

Using an online math learning system, my students are engaged on provided chromebooks during independent center time.

There is just one problem: the earbuds they currently use are outdated and easily broken. This project will allow for each student in class to use a sturdy set of headphones that can be cleaned properly at the end of each use. These headphones will help students stay focused on their independent lessons and excel in their learning.

Mr. Esposito
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony - ZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones - Black • Best Buy Education $14.00 30 $420.00

Materials cost

$420.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.52

Total project goal

$536.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$536.82

8 Donors

-$325.26

Donations toward project cost

-$283.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.29

Matching donations from our partners

-$202.76

Match offers toward project cost

-$172.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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