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Mrs. Medina from Columbus, GA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Summer's Off? Not a Chance!

I need funding for an influential trip that helps me further my learning in order to help students take flight in their own.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Medina's classroom raised $860

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a first year teacher in a Title I School. I have my undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education and I am currently pursuing my graduate degree in Elementary Education.

So far I have had students who come to school with extreme struggles and are far behind on the developmental ladder.

Students are just that, students, they're kids who need assistance and guidance from adults. Adults that they look up to for help. Adults like me who need to be able to work hard to make sure that I can give them every opportunity possible. The only way I can do that is to learn more, strive for success, plan for the most amazing lessons that I could dream of. I need your help in making this possible.

My Project

I intend to use this professional development to further my learning within my school and my classroom. I want to create a space that cultivates creativity in the classroom. Students need creativity to solve problems.

I intend to create a classroom of learners today that can solve tomorrow's problems.

I plan to do this by taking the professional development back to my classroom and implementing it given the resources and the materials. I want to work to expand this learning in my classroom and apply any adaptations needed. The students will benefit from this for years to come. This is something that the students will take with them and it's something that I can work to improve over time.

Mrs. Medina Dawson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

19 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Trip package Equity-Centered Design Thinking and Innovative Mindsets (Registration Fees Only) $550.00
Transportation Gas $140.00

Trip cost

$690.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.89

Total project goal

$859.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $859.24

3 Donors

-$85.00

Donations toward project cost

-$72.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

match offer

-$774.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$658.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$116.14

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 $0.00

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