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
I want my classroom to be a place students WANT to come every day, not HAVE to come every day. Aside from their parents, I spend the most time with them. I get to know them personally and academically. Each student is different, each year is different, this is why I love my job. I love being able to figure out what makes them excited to come to school every day, which makes them learn, and how I can help or possibly inspire them to reach their full potential.
My school is located in South Los Angeles where 100% of the students receive free lunch.
Most of my students speak English as a second language but are now in a mainstream English classroom. They come from a variety of homes and economic backgrounds. I have some parents that are teachers, some that are construction workers, and some that work more than one job to make ends meet. What they all have in common is a desire to give their child the best education possible.
My Project
The classroom I am currently in has no printer. I have access to a central printer, with a limited amount of pages per month, all black and white.
I love using technology in the classroom and currently, the students have no way of printing the papers, brochures, and other projects they create in class.
I also like to display pictures of the students working on projects in the classroom. This allows visitors to see the students actively engaged in the learning process, in addition to the final project.
In addition, a good amount of the curriculum I use with students is online and has materials that need to be printed frequently. I currently have to print a good amount of these at home, which can get expensive.
More than three‑quarters 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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