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Lights! Camera! Teen Girl Esteem!

Help me give my students social-emotional learning guides and video production equipment to create movies about Teen Girl Esteem!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Alexander's classroom raised $2,998

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 grades 3-5 about becoming socially competent. During the school day, I also support students in 6-8th grades through a school-based mentoring program that focuses on the esteem and emotional intelligence of teen girls.

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

Our teens have discussed struggles with images & peer conflict and resolution based upon what is presented through reality television and the propaganda of social media in which teen girls compare their lives.

As a part of the program, teens will be introduced to women in the media and how females are positively portrayed when the power is placed in their hands - the camera. The goal is build the communication skills of students through "talk" and through creating their own videos. Teen students will not only build social competence through telling storytelling, they will gain hands-on experience with pre-production, production and post-production of movie making. The goal is for teen female students to use this platform to help other teens as they navigate through adolescence in the academic setting.

The Canon Video Creator Kit will allow for hands-on experience with camera operation. The Tascam 4-Channel Portable Recorder educates about quality sound production. The Neewer 2 Pieces Bi-color Video Light Kit creates adequate video lighting. The Neewer Film Movie Kit is for video stabilization. The Dear Teen Self: Tips to help a teenage girl navigate through adolescence and a A Girl's World are Social Emotional Workbooks for Teen Girls. Making YouTube Videos and How are Movies are Made teaches the 3 phases of filmmaking!

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Chicago, IL
Grades 6-8
Character Education
Visual Arts
Traditional School
Instructional Technology
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Canon Video Creator Kit [EOS 80D] with EF-S 18–135mm Lens, Rode VIDEOMIC GO, and 32GB Sandisk Memory Card - Black • Amazon Business $1,499.00 1 $1,499.00

Tascam DR-60DmkII 4-Channel Portable Recorder for DSLR with Deluxe Accessory Bundle and Cleaning Kit • Amazon Business $239.00 1 $239.00

Neewer 2 Pieces Bi-color 660 LED Video Light and Stand Kit Includes:(2)3200-5600K CRI 96+ Dimmable Light with U Bracket and Barndoor and (2)75 inches Light Stand for Studio Photography, Video Shooting • Amazon Business $169.99 1 $169.99

Neewer Film Movie Video Making System Kit for Canon Nikon Sony and Other DSLR Cameras Video Camcorders, includes: C-shaped Bracket,Handle Grip,15mm Rod,Matte Box,Follow Focus,Shoulder Rig (Blue+Black) • Amazon Business $159.94 1 $159.94

Cyberlink PowerDirector 17 and PhotoDirector 10 Ultra • Amazon Business $139.99 1 $139.99

Opteka M3 Professional Heavy Duty Folding Tripod Dolly with Case and 70" Tripod for Photo and Video Cameras • Amazon Business $79.95 1 $79.95

TNP Products TNP DSLR DV Camera Compact Track Dolly Slider Video Stabilization Stabilizer Rail System with 17.6ibs/8kg Load Capacity for Studio Photography and Video (47"/120cm, Black) • Amazon Business $74.95 1 $74.95

Directors Notebook KIDS: Cinema Notebooks for Cinema Artists • Amazon Business $10.00 3 $30.00

COMOPHOTO Vintage Brick Wall Thin Vinyl Photography Backdrops Children Wood Floor Photo background 5x7ft • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98

Neewer Acrylic Plastic 10x8"/25x20cm Director's Film Clapboard Cut Action Scene Clapper Board Slate with Color Sticks • Amazon Business $15.50 1 $15.50

Dear Teen Self: Tips to help a teenage girl navigate through adolescence • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53

A Girl's World: A Social Emotional Workbook for Teen Girls • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Neewer 12 x 12-Inches Pack of 8 Transparent Color Correction Lighting Gel Filter in 8 Different Colors • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Making YouTube Videos: Star in Your Own Video! (Dummies Junior) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

How are Movies Made? Technology Book for Kids | Children's Computers & Technology Books • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79

Materials cost			$2,480.59
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$37.21
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$2,547.80
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$449.61
Total project goal			$2,997.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$2,997.41
4 Donors			-$2,712.20
Donations toward project cost			-$2,521.70
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$190.50
match offer			-$30.71
Match offer toward project cost			-$26.10
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$4.61
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$254.51
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Lights! Camera! Teen Girl Esteem!

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