My students need Sphero robotic balls to teach the basic programming skills and inspire them to dream of careers in technology and science.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dewey's classroom raised $556
This project is fully funded
My Students
A student misses seven days of class when his/her father dies of a drug overdose. Another visits with the school counselor to develop emotional strategies to deal with his/her turmoil of a father in jail. A Special Ed student doesn't get enrolled in after school tutoring because the parent doesn't provide the necessary signatures. The students in my class face these kind of harsh realities of life. Despite the chaos of their home lives, the classroom provides them encouragement, stability, and crucial skills.
Bridging the achievement gap of minority and low income students is crucial if we want them to grow to be contributing members of society.
Over 51 percent of students in our school receive free or reduced meals and a third of them are native Spanish speakers. These are my students and they desire to build a better life for themselves.
In class we experience the wonder of nature, the motivating drive of curiosity, and the self-confidence of mastery. No one needs this kind of life changing, first-hand experience more than under-privileged students.
My Project
The jobs of the future don't exist yet today, but trends show that they are heading towards increasingly STEM based careers. These seemingly simple Sphero robots masquerade as play but teach fundamental programming skills. Social interaction and group work are foundational skills for future work and enhanced learning. Programming a robot to complete an obstacle course, or complete a task are the skills that win big funding and scholarships.
By working in groups to create tasks, program robots, trouble-shoot errors, and negotiate ideas, my students will be be inspired to reach for vocations that involve technology.
Students attending Title One schools don't have the same access to technological equipment as other financially stable families. This digitally fluent generation can rapidly grasp programming language and electronic interfaces.
Without hands-on, real world technology, and horizon-widening experiences in school, these student risk ending up in the same low paying jobs as their parents. This kind of inquiry and exploration adds meaning to daily math, reading, and writing practice and directs student thinking towards future education. It creates a motivation to learn well and to seek out greater opportunities.
More than half of 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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