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Mrs. Swedberg from Wichita, KS is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

The Magic of Middle School

I need 22 professional development books to improve relationships with the middle school student and work toward positive change in our school.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Swedberg's classroom raised $664

This project is fully funded

My Project

I will be using the requested books to improve mentorships with middle school students and work toward positive school change. Educators around the United States are trying to motivate students to do their best after coming out of the pandemic. In order to do this we have to look at student behavior and discipline as well as learning spaces in the school. The books requested will be used to put ideas into effect with little to no additional money within weeks. This will lead to positive changes in our school.

Mrs. Swedberg Christa McAuliffe Academy Grades 6-8

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.

Wichita, KS View local requests

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

865 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Finding the Magic in Middle School: Tapping Into the Power and Potential of the Middle School Years • Amazon Business $21.00 2 $42.00
Teaching Self-Regulation: Seventy-Five Instructional Activities to Foster Independent, Proactive Students, Grades 6-12 (A Teacher-tested and SEL ... for Teaching Self-regulation Activities.) • Amazon Business $40.95 1 $40.95
Courageous School Leadership • Amazon Business $32.00 1 $32.00
The Trust Factor: Strategies for School Leaders • Amazon Business $30.90 1 $30.90
Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love (Hack Learning Series) • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner • Amazon Business $27.95 1 $27.95
Motivating Students Who Don't Care: Proven Strategies to Engage All Learners, Second Edition (Proven Strategies to Motivate Struggling Students and Spark an Enthusiasm for Learning) • Amazon Business $27.39 1 $27.39
Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
QUICK Responses for Reducing Misbehavior and Suspensions: A Behavioral Toolbox for Classroom and School Leaders • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Principaled: Navigating the Leadership Learning Curve • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Lead with Culture: What Really Matters in Our Schools (A Lead Like a PIRATE Guide) • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Leading in a Culture of Change • Amazon Business $21.60 1 $21.60
Why Are We Still Doing That?: Positive Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices • Amazon Business $19.86 1 $19.86
The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Middle School Makeover: Improving the Way You and Your Child Experience the Middle School Years • Amazon Business $16.93 1 $16.93
Building Resilient Students From the Inside Out: 5 Proven Ways to Help Students Build Self-Efficacy and Resilience • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond--and How Parents Can Help • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
The Manual to Middle School: The "Do This, Not That" Survival Guide for Guys • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39

Materials cost

$491.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$34.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$563.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.52

Total project goal

$663.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$663.46

2 Donors

-$296.97

Donations toward project cost

-$281.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$331.73

Match offers toward project cost

-$281.97

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.76

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