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
We are a 2nd grade special education classroom, and we are full of love and charismatic personalities! My students laugh, play, care, and give to one another with every moment that they can. However, my students face many adverse circumstances: they live in shelters, city housing developments, and foster care. Most of my students come to school hungry and without proper-sized clothing or school supplies. Most of our scholars read, write, and compute at a kindergarten level.
Our 2nd grade students are living in a very traumatic time, and above all are encountering many hardships here in New York City.
My students find school as a safe place to grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
This coming school year, our scholars will continue distance learning in some form, and I can already foresee their resilience. My future scholars are currently in 1st grade, and will be entering 2nd grade in September, and they have shown bravery with their first-grade teachers. Currently, the scholars were only given an iPad or a laptop to work from home with. They receive four daily checkins just to promote socio-emotional support to the scholars and their families during this time.
My Project
Privacy shields will help create a personal space for my students to focus on the assignment that is presented to them. Most of our students have trouble with focusing on a task because of the different special needs that they have. Therefore, this project will be used during classwork and testing. They will be used daily to accommodate all types of learners. Studies show that students who work in their own space, increases motivation to succeed by not comparing themselves to a student next to them.
The test shields will help block out distractions and provide privacy during any type of classwork activity that we complete.
When they are taking a test, it will allow for optimal effort and attention on the assessment, rather than feeling pressured to complete the task. When they are able to see their peers, they feel the need to compete and therefore, they rush and don't complete the task correctly. Thus, these shields will help my students focus on a task and complete it at a peaceful pace.
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
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