TechSmart: Professional Growth With the MacBook Advantage
I need a MacBook for my professional development at school because it supports the diverse and demanding tasks required in an educational setting.
$1,057 goal
This project expired on August 22, 2025.
This project expired on August 22, 2025.
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.
My Project
Through this professional development experience, I envision growing into a more innovative and tech-savvy educator. By mastering the capabilities of the MacBook, I will enhance not only my instructional delivery but also my ability to create engaging, student-centered learning environments. I aim to become more proficient in using apps such as Keynote for dynamic presentations, Pages for collaborative writing assignments, and Numbers for tracking student progress and data analysis.
I plan to apply what I’ve learned by designing interactive lessons that foster creativity, critical thinking, and digital literacy.
For example, students will use iMovie to create multimedia projects that demonstrate their understanding of literature or social studies topics. They'll collaborate through shared Pages documents and receive personalized feedback using markup tools, all while becoming more comfortable using technology to communicate their ideas.
This growth in my teaching practice will directly benefit my students by making learning more interactive, differentiated, and aligned with 21st-century skills. They'll gain confidence in using digital tools not just as consumers, but as creators, preparing them for future academic and career success. Ultimately, integrating the MacBook into my daily teaching will help me create a more inclusive and innovative classroom where every student has the opportunity to thrive.
More than three‑quarters 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
75 students impacted
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