Personal Finance and Digital Fluency for the Future
My students need two laptops and a printer to help them create budgets and learn financial literacy so that they can make good economic choices in the future.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Verger's classroom raised $1,132
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I teach a group of 100 plus dedicated 12th grade students who have a strong passion for learning through technology. I am charged with teaching these students important personal finance lessons while integrating technology. Throughout the year, the students use programs and create projects that encourage them to use technology.
This project will have a positive impact on my students and help them make better financial decisions in the future.
Our school is a high performing school with significant parent involvement. We strive for excellence as we prepare our students for the technology driven world of the future.
My Project
As technology evolves I feel that it is my role as a classroom teacher to provide meaningful experiences to enhance their digital literacy. The laptops and printer will provide my students the opportunity to work on many activities in the classroom that will improve their technological skills. These laptops will provide additional computers to our classroom. This will help give more of my student’s access to complete their online classwork and district programs that target their individual needs.
We employ a real world financial simulator that requires students to pay their bills, balance their finances, contribute to a 401k, and make a variety of financial choices.
This simulator requires daily internet access and these computers will help students have more access during the school day. In addition our students will create a variety of projects dealing with personal budgeting, auto financing, money management, banking basics, and even finding a place to live. The printer will provide my students the opportunity to print their work so that I can display it in class. This will help inspire them as they see their final product printed and displayed.
In addition, our school district is moving towards adopting electronic textbooks for our students. These laptops will provide students increased access to their textbooks online.
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
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