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Ms. Alexander from Chicago, IL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lights! Camera! Teen Girl Esteem Part II!

Help me give my students additional social-emotional learning guides for young women and video production equipment to properly light and shoot student-created movies about Teen Girl Esteem!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Alexander's classroom raised $814

This project is fully funded

My Students

Albert Einstein quotes, "The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size." Therefore, my goal is to provide my diverse learners with meaningful projects and instructional resources to address the disabilities that impede their learning such as attention-deficit, dyslexia, social-emotional, and autism. Their past experiences of failure in school have outweighed their successes as they also deal with socioeconomic ills within their communities, making the burden to learn more difficult.

Nevertheless, in spite of their circumstances, my students are inquisitive, creative, hopeful and eager to come to school- their safe haven; therefore, they know that their teacher holds their minds dear to her heart and will continue to discover innovative ways to challenge them to think and learn!

Aligning each student to the appropriate instructional resources, my students can grasp concepts through a combination of visual stimuli and usage of hands-on materials as well as respond to intervention through interactive, arts-infused, project-based, hands-on learning activities. With time and investment in exploring how they learn, my students will leave my classroom with a newfound growth mindset!

My Project

I am a Diverse Learner Teacher and Social-Emotional Leaning Change Agent at my school. In this role, I work with students with special needs as well as work alongside my colleagues educating students in becoming socially competent. During the school day, I also support students through an SEL partnerships and school-based mentoring program that focuses on the esteem and emotional intelligence of pre-teen/teen girls.

Topics discussed are confidence, identify, friendships, healthy relationships, cyberbullying and perspectives of females in the media.

The goal is to help students to redefine their narratives and retell their stories of strength, courage and resilience. Teens have discussed struggles with self-image & peer conflict-resolution based upon what is presented through reality television and the definition of beauty based on social media in which teen girls compare their lives.

As a part of the program, teens are introduced to women in the media and how females are positively portrayed when the power is placed in their hands - the camera. Teen girls will not only build social competence through storytelling, they will gain hands-on experience with pre-production, production and post-production of filmmaking. The goal is for students to use this platform to help also help their teen girl peers as they navigate through adolescence.

The 3 Pack VILTROX Bi-Color Dimmable Studio Video Light kit and the CRAPHY Photography Studio Soft Box Lighting Kit will create quality lighting for students' videos. The GVM Motorized Camera Slider will stabilize the camera footage. The portable speaker will provide volume-elevated directions. The Teen Girl's Survival Guide: Ten Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, and Coping with Social Stress,The Girl's Guide to Loving Yourself and Letz Talk Conversation Starter and Question Cards - Builds Self-Esteem and Confidence in Teens are resources to provide conversations and activities to enhance esteem/social competence!

Ms. Alexander Hoyne Fine Arts and Performing Arts Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

105 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Pack VILTROX Bi-Color 45W/4700LM Dimmable Studio Video Light kit with 75 inch Light Stand for Portrait Wedding News Interview Photography • Amazon Business $319.00 1 $319.00
GVM Motorized Camera Slider Video Rail Track Dolly with Controller Video Shooting Time-Lapse Aluminum Alloy Video Slider for Interview Film Photography • Amazon Business $199.99 1 $199.99
CRAPHY 700W 5500K Photography Studio Soft Box Lighting Kit Continuous Light Equipment for Portrait Video Shooting (20x28" Softbox + 80" Tall Light Stand + Carrying Bag) • Amazon Business $63.99 1 $63.99
Emart Full Spectrum Light Bulb, 2 x 45W 5500K CFL Daylight for Photography Photo Video Studio Lighting • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
The Teen Girl's Survival Guide: Ten Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, and Coping with Social Stress (The Instant Help Solutions Series) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
LetzTalk Conversation Starter and Question Cards - Builds Self-Esteem and Confidence in Teens • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Portable Megaphone Speaker Siren Bullhorn - Compact and Battery Operated with 20 Watt Power, Microphone, 2 Modes, PA Sound and Foldable Handle for Cheerleading and Police Use - Pyle PMP23SL (Silver) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Girl's Guide to Loving Yourself • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65

Materials cost

$652.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$691.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$122.09

Total project goal

$813.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $813.96

1 Donor

-$201.34

Donations toward project cost

-$201.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$577.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$490.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.53

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 $0.00

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