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Help Me Master the Principles & Practices of IB Education

I need the tuition paid up front in order to register for this online course, which enrolls on a rolling basis.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Parker's classroom raised $5,078

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My Project

I'm a late-blooming second-career teacher of middle school and high-school English, full of passion but a little anxious about not having an education background. I was an English lit major in my undergrad years and a writer/editor for several years after college. As such, I've been blessed with opportunities to study and travel extensively in the past, despite my family's modest resources and my small-town Mississippi background. But now that I am back in my home country and state, I work as a teacher in economically disadvantaged areas (rural and inner-city), and I have observed how modern young people often need help understanding the world and their place in it. For many, limited resources and lack of opportunities to broaden their scope have impacted their sense of what is possible. I believe IB education, with its global perspective and focus on leadership development is a great approach to helping children and teens overcome their environmental and circumstantial challenges while embracing the riches of their cultural distinctiveness in ways that allow them to see themselves as potential leaders and changemakers.

As I understand it, IB also helps kids see themselves as citizens of the world with a responsibility to and interdependence on their fellow global community members.

The course I'd like to take will help me gain a thorough grounding in the ideals and aims of the International Baccalaureate program and how best to transmit those ideals to my students through challenging, project-based learning. This training will not only qualify me to register for the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning but will also, I believe, add to my confidence and effectiveness as an educator. Furthermore, it will give me ongoing access to mentoring and other resources offered by an international professional learning community.

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Jackson, MS
Grades 9-12
Literature & Writing
Social Sciences
Professional Development
Classroom Basics
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Parker Lanier High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

DePaul University - International Baccalaureate Educator Certificate course • DePaul University College of Education $3,950.00 1 $3,950.00

Materials cost			$3,950.00
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$276.50
3rd party payment processing fee			$59.25
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$4,315.75
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$761.60
Total project goal			$5,077.35
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$5,077.35
8 Donors			-$2,535.59
Donations toward project cost			-$2,160.50
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$375.09
match offer			-$2,535.59
Match offer toward project cost			-$2,155.25
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$380.34
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$6.17
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Help Me Master the Principles & Practices of IB Education

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