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Ms. Heywood from Philadelphia, PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me Give My SPED Students More Individualized Instruction!

Help me give my students a Nearpod Gold Annual Teacher License for a chance to learn at their own pace.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Heywood's classroom raised $233

This project is fully funded

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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

This year has been the toughest in my 18 years of teaching. I teach 10th graders and I have about 40% SPED students in class. Attendance is quite inconsistent and due to the varying skill levels and truancy, some students find it hard to follow the lessons at hand. I would like to get Nearpod to make learning more individualized and use videos in my lessons. Nearpod can make this happen and would greatly help my students.

My Project

Teacher-shortage at my school left me with more than 40% SPED students in my regular class with no Special Ed teacher assistance. With varying levels of reading skills, it is hard to reach everyone. With Nearpod, they can have resources that I can set at student-paced. They can also use their laptops at home to work on the assigned tasks with videos and audio-assisted readings in one spot (Nearpod).

My students will benefit from this digital resource because they can work on lessons and review materials on their own while I am actively helping others or teaching.

With no Special Education teacher available to help in class, some students are not effectively served as they should.

Ms. Heywood Thomas Edison High School Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nearpod Gold Annual Teacher License • AKJ Education $159.00 1 $159.00

Materials cost

$159.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.83

Total project goal

$232.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $232.21

1 Donor

-$232.21

Donations toward project cost

-$197.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.83

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