Help me give my students 30 over-the-ear stereo budget headphones so my students can focus during blending learning and math, when we utilize learning programs and technology that support our curriculum.
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 second grade students are energetic and eager learners. They come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are immigrants, while others are first generation Americans. Some have a loving mother and father at home, along with extended family such as grandparents or godparents watching over them. Others live in single-parent homes, struggling to provide for their children and giving them structure and love they need to be successful. All my students live in the inner-city, where they witness the challenges of daily life.
Despite the huge differences in their backgrounds and family life, they come together each day to learn their subject matter, as well as to learn how to work together.
We work on listening to each other and building a community in our classroom. We learn about how our classroom is a special place, and how each of us is special. We emphasize that we have a wonderful opportunity each day to better ourselves so that we may have a wonderful future. And we treasure all the tools we have to make this happen.
My Project
At our school, we are fortunate to have access to online learning programs that are support our language arts and mathematics instruction. LEXIA is a program that increases the phonics knowledge and word-reading skills of students. Students work at their level and have the opportunity to move up levels with adequate practice and subsequent mastery. During daily math instruction, students utilize an online program called ZEARN that provides additional, concurrent practice and added explanation of our current lessons.
The headphones I have requested will enable students to be able to better concentrate during this time, and utilize these special minutes more efficiently without outside distractions.
In the last few years, I have purchased similar headphones from my own personal funds. However, I am unable to do so at this time. Many students struggle with focusing on their lesson when they are working independently. These headphones will greatly limit the distractions the students endure and they will be able to make every minute spent on their device productive.
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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