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Ms. Fong from Oxnard, CA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Sign to Communicate With Students

I need an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and sign language books to learn American Sign Language.

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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 Project

In 2018 I took an American sign language course and I loved it. Over my career of teaching I have taught a few deaf students and I was able to communicate some basic things and have some conversations. I still have my notes from when I took the introductory class. I have requested ASL practice books, flash cards, and a workbook so I can continue practicing and improving my ASL. My goal is to take a more advanced sign language class at the city college. There are 4 different levels and I would like to move on to the next class but it has been 6 years since I took the first introductory class and I want to gain some confidence and expand my skill set before taking the next level.

One of the books I requested comes with videos and a downloadable app to practice ASL.

I would use the iPad and Apple Pencil to watch all of the companion videos that go with the ASL books. I would watch the virtual instructor, submit videos of myself signing, and get feedback.

Learning ASL will help me grow professionally because I can communicate with deaf students on campus. Our Unified Sports program has students with disabilities compete in sports and I go watch all of their games. I would love to be able to communicate with deaf and hard of hearing students beyond the hellos and pleasantries. I also added an ASL book for young children because I thought I could use that to teach some of my students some basic signs.

Deaf and hard of hearing students will benefit from my professional development project because I, as a general education teacher, am communicating with them in their language, instead of through an interpreter.

Ms. Fong Oxnard High School Grades 9-12

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Oxnard, CA View local requests

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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 12.9-Inch iPad Pro (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 256GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $1,199.00 1 $1,199.00
Apple - Pencil (2nd Generation) - White • Best Buy Education $129.00 1 $129.00
American Sign Language Flashcards: 500 Words and Phrases, Second Edition • Amazon Business $27.58 1 $27.58
American Sign Language Workbook: Exercises to Build Your Signing Vocabulary • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication • Amazon Business $11.74 1 $11.74
American Sign Language for Beginners: Learn Signing Essentials in 30 Days (American Sign Language Guides) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$1,392.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $127.41

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,570.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$277.20

Total project goal

$1,848.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,848.00

2 Donors

-$924.01

Donations toward project cost

-$785.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$138.60

match offer

-$923.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$785.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$138.60

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