Help me give my students a reliable laptop to keep up with instructions online or physically.
FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Opoku's classroom raised $1,229
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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 am an ESE (Special Education)/Reading teacher at a middle school in Miami. I teach and support students who have Emotional/Behavior Disorders and learning difficulties. My school is a Title I school, which means that about 99% of the students at my school receive free or reduced-price lunch due to their low socioeconomic status. The school is in a high-poverty neighborhood, so many of my students come from families that struggle financially. As a result, my students endure more problems than average children, which interfere with and hinder their learning.
My Project
The MacBook will provide my students with accurate, instant feedback. The MacBook will allow me to create Google Docs, Google Slides, and PDFs for my students to facilitate their learning process. My students need efficient feedback on their virtual learning, and the MacBook will help make this possible. My students have counseling/therapy services that they attend weekly with the counselor, clinician, and behavior management teacher. While I am working with a group, the students will be able to use the MacBook to access the other teachers or lessons as well.
The MacBook will allow me to monitor my students' progress in small groups as well as provide aid to students with higher needsAt the same time, the MacBook will allow me to be able to keep up with all my students' needs.
The MacBook will be able to open several platforms so that I can monitor all my students live during their lessons. Due to the pandemic we rely solely on teams therefore my students need the best equipment to be able to succeed while in their virtual classrooms, therapy sessions or social emotional learning lessons. I am not sure what next school year will hold but I want to prepare my students with all their needs to be successful. At the end of the school year I usually donate all the technology to a serving student. I hope that this year I ca do the same.
More than 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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