I teach young adolescents, 13-15 years old, in eighth grade. The middle school's enrollment is about 600 students. We are a low-socioeconomic, Title I school. My students come to me with a diversity of backgrounds. My students are merged into our middle school from two smaller elementary schools. My students live in rural communities. Some of my students come from homes that don't have access to the internet. A majority of my students are being raised in single-parent homes or by their grandparents.
My students are eager to learn in a fun, motivated, and caring environment with the use of technology.
I have the opportunity to teach all levels of students within my eighth-grade classes. I begin my day with an upper-level group of students that take high school Algebra in the eighth grade. My second block is a co-taught classroom, where I have 25 students with different needs. Of my 25 students, 21 of them have some type of accommodations that have to be met. My final block class consists of average students that take the required Pre-Algebra class in eighth grade. My students are eager to be back in school and to learn.
My Project
The project, Transferring Colors for Life, is requesting an Epson printer to be able to make items using the sublimation process. The specific printer uses ecotanks for the sublimation ink. The ecotanks are much more simplified way of refilling the ink.
The project will allow my students to release stress through creativity while providing them with a keepsake to remember this school year.
The extra sublimation ink will be needed for all my students to be able to complete a project. This assists in making my classroom more equitable while showing off the diversity of levels and creativity among my students. The students will need the special paper in order to transfer their designs onto their projects.
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