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Mrs. Hicks from Milan IN is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Professional development

Makey Makey

I need funding to attend the Pathfinders Makey Makey workshop.

  • $1,051 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students are small, but mighty coming from Milan, Indiana, the home of the 1954 Milan Indians memorialized in the movie, Hoosiers. Although they come from a small, rural farming community, they dream big in learning 21st-century skills about programming and computer science. Unfortunately, opportunities and funding are limited in this small, rural town. Students come from low-income households and limited equity in wifi access.

This is where our school comes into play.

It is the place where they can aspire to dream big. Our students want to learn about computer science and programming. The foundation has been laid by our administration in investing in bandwidth to ensure access to reliable wifi.

My Project

This professional development is an opportunity to bring joyful exploration into my classroom. The focus of this workshop is on learning about Makey Makeys with a focus on STEM learning. The workshop will broaden my knowledge of coding with the Scratch and making with a Makey Makey. In order for learning and coding to come alive for students, they need hands on exploration. Kids love to code and they love using Makey Makeys. Now it's time to have these two types of learning collide. I can't wait to attend and bring back the materials and lessons to my classroom.

Mrs. Hicks
Grades 6-8
    More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 400 students.

    4 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Trip package Pathfinders Institute: Makey Makey Invention Literacy At Home and Beyond! $850.00

Trip cost

$850.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$892.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.54

Total project goal

$1,050.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,050.29

3 Donors

-$350.10

Donations toward project cost

-$297.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.51

match offer

-$700.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$595.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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