I will be teaching a class of multicultural 4th graders that are a mixture of ELD, Special Needs, and Gifted students. They are eager students who are ready to learn and trying their best.
Almost a third of our students come from low-income families that cannot provide them with the resources they need to help give their child the best education possible.
These students are the ones on the free/reduced-price lunch list.
With the diverse students in my class, I always find myself modifying everything I teach.
My Project
I currently have 2 working computers in my classroom and two working printers, one of which was a donated printers from a former parent. The donation was truly appreciated but the only problem is that it doesn't have anymore ink. Every time a child is working on the computer and asks me, "Teacher, can I print?" I have to respond with "Sorry sweetheart, we don't have ink". This causes so many problems because a lot of my students don't have a printer or computer at home; therefore, they cannot do their research papers and print them. Not being able to print the things we need puts me, the teacher, at a disadvantage. I always create customized handouts/assignments for my students but cannot print them at school. Printing colorful charts, diagrams or pictures I want to use as teaching tools is also impossible. Having the ink I need for the printer in our classroom will solve so many problems.
Please help my class by allowing my students to print from my classroom and allow our learning environment to be full of color.
This will make learning more meaningful and enjoyable for my students. Thank you in advance!
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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