The students at my school are from a rural farm community in Indiana. We have a small school at the edge of a large corporation. Our students come from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We are lucky to have great families that work hard and are involved in our school events, but we don't get a lot of extra funding from the state because our school does not qualify as a Title I school. Title I schools have a higher level of students that qualify for free and reduced-price lunches than we currently have.
My sweet kiddos are hard workers, but they have lots of extra energy and thrive during hands-on activities.
We try to keep moving around our classroom several times throughout the day to help with this. I also have tried to incorporate a flexible seating environment to keep their little bodies wiggling, while engaged in learning, while at our seats. We have had a lot of success when we use hands-on manipulatives and activities.
I love to provide learning opportunities that will get my students moving, thinking, and stimulating their learning by creating.
My Project
I am excited to get some more Noot brand headphones for our Computer Lab. We have had to pull several pair from the lab so that students can have a pair for their Chromebooks, so now when a class goes to the computer lab, especially the younger students still waiting on their Chromebooks, there are not enough headphones for each computer. This particular brand is amazing and we have had really good luck with them so far! They are perfect for our young elementary students and are made to last.
These headphones are needed to help reduce distractions so that every student can hear their computer while visiting the Computer Lab and hear the directions given by the program they are doing.
They will be utilized by all the students as they rotate through the lab each day.
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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