Help me give my students the ability to easily communicate and understand the learning of the mathematics with a Pocketalk Language Translator.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Allan's classroom raised $425
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students value experiences that are relevant, enjoyable, and engaging but face many social, emotional, and economic challenges.
Many of my students come into my classroom at the beginning of the year lacking confidence in their own thinking abilities, yet hold a desire to better themselves through enjoyable and relevant experiences.
Many have recently come to the United States fleeing intolerance or other hardships in their home country, and are now learning to live in a very diverse community. Others come from low-income households, foster homes, difficult situations at home, and even homelessness.
They are at all different academic levels - some learning English as a brand new language, some with little or no formal education prior to this school year, and others who are native English speakers who have been in school since Kinder. One thing that they all have in common is that they all need the right love and guidance to help them push themselves to realize and actualize their potentials and their dreams.
My Project
All my students want to learn and do well, but it can be difficult when language is a barrier. I have students who come from so many different parts of the world, sometimes with little or no formal education. This being the case, I also have students who can only speak their native language and have little knowledge of their language in its written form. This makes most online translators useless and leaves my students with the struggle of figuring out the language before they can really tap into the mathematical thinking and processing.
Now imagine a classroom and a school with no barriers to communication - a place of equity where the learning is easily accessible to all students while affirming their cultural identities.
A Pocketalk Translator will allow for the students in my classroom to really have a grasp on the math and still proudly identify with their cultural heritage. This will allow for communication to continue outside of the classroom as I walk around the school and during my supervision time. Not only will it help with the students at school but it will also help bridge the gap between home and school as it will make parent communication possible and immediate.
I am an advocate for equity, for building community, for appreciation of cultural identity, and most of all, for my students. This will allow for all of these ideas of be actualized and will make the math learning limitless.
Nearly all 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
Pocketalk Language Translator Device (No WiFi Needed) - Portable Two-Way Voice Interpreter - 74 Language Smart Translations in Real Time
• Amazon Business
$299.00
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$299.00
Materials cost
$299.00
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$27.36
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.48
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$360.84
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$63.68
Total project goal
$424.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$424.52
4 Donors
-$140.92
Donations toward project cost
-$121.28
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$19.64
match offer
-$281.84
Match offer toward project cost
-$239.56
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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