This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Scholars in my classroom have tremendous focus and mindsets for student achievement. But like every middle school student, they could use some incentive and reward to help motivate continued focus every day in the classroom.
Our school is on the far south side of Chicago.
The school has high expectations for every scholar to learn during every day and reach their greatest potential. The scholars are hard working and have grown academically since last year. At the end of each academic quarter, the scholars have the opportunity to participate in a merit auction. This reward would be a great addition to the incentives that the scholars look forward to earning for their hard work in the classroom.
My Project
The five scholars who earn their reward to go see the Bulls play would get several perks with this request. They would be able to ride together in a rental van to the game downtown. Then at the game scholars would enjoy the game and snacks before returning home. Many scholars at our school have an interest in the game of basketball. They enjoy playing basketball during recess and after-school. Some of the students I've talked to have sports role models and are fans of the Chicago Bulls.
The scholars are not in the closest proximity to their favorite basketball team, the Chicago Bulls.
This would be a huge reward to earn a trip to see the Bulls play. Scholars would find tremendous motivation in a chance to go to the game and thus this reward would increase scholars' desire to show school-wide core values of tenacity, empathy, to ask questions and make a difference.
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.
As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Showalter-Swanson and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Chicago","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1624292],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":1801396,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":2,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/help-scholars-earn-a-trip-to-a-chicago-b/1801396/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":5,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Showalter-Swanson","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"1624292":{"owner":"Mr. Showalter-Swanson","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1801396],"proposalHash":"1513261508","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1624292_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531763807784","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":323055,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":213,"proposalURL":"project/translator-device-to-aid-newcomer-commun/8334951/","proposalTitle":"Translator Device to Aid Newcomer Communication","proposalId":8334951},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjQ3NzU5NA==","MzQxMjQyNg==","MzM3NzkxNA==","MTQ5ODU0NQ==","MzA1NjYyNQ==","MzMwNjE0OQ==","MzM3NzkxNw==","MTc4MTA1NQ==","MTYyNDI5Mg==","MjUwMTA="],"teacherId":1624292,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}