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Ms. Perez from Los Angeles CA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Professional development

Prepared Teacher Prepares Students

I need a laptop and a printer to be able to prepare for class lessons and participate in teacher workshops and staff presentations.

  • $956 goal

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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

My sixth grade students attend a Title I school in Southern California. Many of my students live in government-funded housing. They all qualify for the free federal lunch program. A few of my students also receive special education support services.

As sixth graders, they have a myriad of interests and abilities that are developing as they become closer to high school and pull away from elementary school.

All of them are inquisitive and come prepared to learn every day. They enjoy learning and get inspired by what we read and do in class.

My Project

Because I do not want to become complacent in my teaching methods and class management, I want to incorporate more technology into my own learning and teaching. Having a laptop and printer will be a step in that direction. I would use them both to successfully implement CCSS into our new Language Arts and science programs. I will be able to download online resources, create student materials as well as download audiobooks for my students to enhance our genre studies in our language arts program. On the laptop, there are apps and websites for assessing students and directing them to reading and math apps that align with Common Core standards. I will have access to our Google classroom wherever I am. Also, iTunes University will allow me to augment my subject knowledge with a variety of classes from which to choose. I will also use a laptop to collaborate with other teachers via video conferencing with teachers at other locations and webinars on my teaching craft and content subjects. I will be able to use a tablet to present ideas at professional development workshops and staff meetings.

I strongly believe that the materials and resources that can be created on the laptop and printed on my own printer would greatly improve my teaching practice and preparation as well as the education of my students.

Such tools are indispensable for a teacher implementing Common Core Standards today.

Ms. Perez
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP - 17.3'Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black • Best Buy Education $594.09 1 $594.09
Brother - HL-L2360DW Wireless Black-and-White Printer - Black • Best Buy Education $112.88 1 $112.88

Materials cost

$706.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$64.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$812.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.34

Total project goal

$955.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$955.60

1 Donor

-$406.13

Donations toward project cost

-$406.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$477.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$406.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$71.67

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$0.00

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