I need a MacBook Pro laptop to continue providing my students with up-to-date, technology-driven lessons.
$1,588 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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.
The students come from an inner city in Connecticut. It is a Title I school and the majority of the students are minorities, many are immigrants, and English is not their first language.
This year I teach Biology, Environmental Science and Marine Biology.
Most classes I teach are electives and I would like the students to have fun, kinesthetic activities to do in class. The majority of the students have been placed in science electives because they may have failed regular lab science courses. They are in the elective sciences because they need credits. For some students, it is due to a lack of participation or low attendance in their previous years of high school.
My Project
I am requesting a MacBook Pro to replace my personal computer that is over 10 years old. Presently, I use my personal computer to create lessons, communicate with new and aspiring teachers, and teach virtually when I am home. My current computer has been alerting me for some time that programs won't work unless I update software and the computer is unfortunately too old to update and work effectively.
I use my computer a lot to work from home.
I am a member of the district curriculum team and am currently collaborating on writing three different science curriculums. I am a state-certified mentor teacher and currently have a second-year teacher mentee and a student-teacher working with me this school year. I meet with them both frequently and am constantly assessing and assisting them digitally. I have also used my personal computer to complete my google meet classrooms when and if school is held virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic. A replacement of my current MacBook Pro is essential and I'm hoping that DonorsChoose can help out.
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