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Ms. Weatherspoon from Pittsburgh PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading, Hearing and Seeing the World, make it's real!

My students need 40 headphones for audio and reading assistance in the classroom.

  • $521 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My school is located in the inner city and the students range from advanced to low level in comprehension and math. My students are mostly African American with a few Caucasian students. Some of my students find it hard to focus or be fully engaged in the lesson because of their abilities. They need extra support to learn the given curriculum and my higher students need enrichment to meet their academic needs.

Despite all their challenges, my students are highly curious, imaginative and ready to explore.

They love to do hands on activities and learning through many avenues. They discuss topics, piece together information to form hypothesis and enjoy from seeing if they are correct.

My Project

Reading and Comprehension is a big issue in my classroom. It is a daily struggle that effects the students growth by limiting their ability to understand of the focus, follow procedures and grasp major concepts. My students need 40 headphones for audio and reading assistance in the classroom. The headphones will allow the students to work independently at their own pace to through investigations. Computer programs for extra support or enrichment on major concepts in Science are accessible online with reading assistance that explore the concepts through interactive activities that students can work through at their pace.

Th headphones will open up the world of Science to students that learn more through pictures and activities than words.

The headphones will open another avenue for students to learn and hopefully shrink the gap of achievement.

Ms. Weatherspoon
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AmazonBasics Lightweight On-Ear Headphones - Black • Amazon Business $13.54 30 $406.20

Materials cost

$406.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$442.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.05

Total project goal

$520.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $520.34

2 Donors

-$515.34

Donations toward project cost

-$438.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.30

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

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 $0.00

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