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 Students
My scholars live in El Cajon, California, and are 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. We are in our pilot year of building and designing a student-centered learning model. Middle school is many things. It is a time of intense growth and intellectual development, and we want our scholars to think back to their experience at our school and remember how each learner was empowered to imagine, design and explore.
The mission and vision of our new middle school are to develop a global academy that focuses on each scholar's individual passions; our scholars are brilliant and they are on a life-long journey to becoming multilingual, multi-literate, and multicultural global citizens.
Most of our scholars have faced significant educational disruption as well as financial instability in their lives as a result of COVID-19 and school closures. Approximately 68% of our scholars come from low-income families, classifying our school as Title I.
My Project
The use of whiteboards is almost a daily activity in my classroom, especially in math and Spanish Language Arts. The whiteboards allow me to see exactly what scholars are doing, as well as provide an easy place for them to show and share their work, and with distancing measures in place, it will allow for students to show their work at a safe distance. Markers never seem to last, erasers get lost and the whiteboards slowly become stained from frequent use.
By donating to our project, you will not only help to increase student engagement, you will ultimately help their academic achievement.
Additionally, this year we are purchasing 4x more supplies than usual. We started the academic year in a DL model, so we sent some supplies home and now students will be returning to school. We want to provide individual bags of supplies to allow for the safest classroom setting.
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
AmazonBasics College Ruled Composition Notebook, 100 Sheet, Marble Black, 4-Pack
• Amazon Business
$9.30
20
$186.00
Fiskars 12-94587096J Student Scissors, 7 Inch, Color Received May Vary
• Amazon Business
$3.51
34
$119.34
Dry Erase Lap Boards Double-Sided for Classroom, Pack of 26, Magicfly 9 x 12 Inches Small Lap Board Portable Classroom Whiteboard with 32 Pens and 26 Erasers for Students, Kids
• Amazon Business
$56.99
2
$113.98
Crayola Bulk Colored Pencils, Pre-sharpened, Back to School Supplies, 12 Assorted Colors, Pack of 24
• Amazon Business
$43.99
2
$87.98
Pentel Hi-Polymer Block Eraser, Large, White, Pack of 10 ZEH-10 Erasers (ZEH10PC10)
• Amazon Business
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