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Ms. Heather Hall from Chicago IL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Professional development

Starting Young: Equity and Empathy in the Early Childhood Classroom

I need access to meaningful professional development activities that inspire and guide me in creating authentic learning experiences for my students.

  • $1,218 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

Students come from all walks of life at our school. We celebrate diversity on a daily basis and look for ways to create a learning environment that appeals to all types of learners. We celebrate various learning styles and embrace the differences that make us all unique. This year our class includes multi-language learners, students with hearing impairments and students benefiting from various sensory integration strategies. We are nestled in a south side Chicago neighborhood, walking distance from a large university.

My Project

All children should benefit from classrooms that teach empathy and equity. MindSpark professional development opportunities seek to provide teachers with workshops that embrace creative problem solving through innovative lesson design. In a three day workshop titled “Equity-Centered Design Thinking and Innovative Mindsets" I will learn how to guard against teacher bias and create more equitable learning activities and environments for my students.

As a result of my training students will participate in lessons that promote risk-taking, identify innovation in failure, and celebrate creativity.

I anticipate a renewed mindset in myself, as well as in my students, that will lead to creative connections within experiences and relationships.

Ms. Heather Hall
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Lodging Seattle Lodging $200.00
Trip package Equity-Centered Design Thinking and Innovative Mindsets (Registration Fees Only) $550.00
Food Seattle Food $90.00
Transportation Seattle Flight $150.00

Trip cost

$990.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,034.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$182.62

Total project goal

$1,217.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,217.47

10 Donors

-$406.00

Donations toward project cost

-$345.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.90

match offer

-$811.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$689.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$121.72

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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