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Ms. Sturgis-Bright from Portland, ME is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nearpod Access

Help me give my students access to interactive virtual lessons and assessments through Nearpod!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sturgis-Bright's classroom raised $193

This project is fully funded

My Students

I have the best job in the world and it is because of my students. Working at one of the most diverse schools in Northern New England, my students enter the classroom with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. My classroom often has scholars speaking in multiple languages, 29% of our students are English Language Learners with 60 different languages spoken in our district, with students coming from homes of a multitude of different cultures.

Our classrooms become dynamic learning environments.

Not only does each class have about 30 scholars, but the space that I share with them is used for adult education and 3 clubs, Seeds of Peace, Model UN, and school senate.

My Project

Nearpod allows me to embed questions into presentations to check for student understanding live. I've used the free version to teach figurative language and theme, but it is limited. It also helps review content and skills taught and helps me determine different ways of teaching material based on students' responses.

Additionally, Nearpod has pre-built lessons such as comma usage, that I can edit for my students to increase engagement and learning.

It has built-in tools that show student engagement, too, which is especially important when teaching high school English remotely. I can also use the program for remediation by adding extra lessons during support time for struggling students.

Ms. Sturgis-Bright Deering High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, ME 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

200 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nearpod Gold Annual Teacher License • AKJ Education $120.00 1 $120.00

Materials cost

$120.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $6.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.91

Total project goal

$192.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $192.71

4 Donors

-$108.86

Donations toward project cost

-$92.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.33

match offer

-$83.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.58

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 $0.00

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