My students need an iPad to provide alternative technology to drive home lessons, and provide unique learning opportunities.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ellis's classroom raised $584
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.
My Students
Everyone knows at least one child who thinks a little differently, learns a little differently from others. They need extra processing time, hands on practice, or high stimulation to focus. This technology is for them.
I have 21 wonderful students.
We are in a small, inner-city school in a very impoverished area. We were made a Turnaround school in 2010, having "not made adequate progress" the years before. With a whole new staff, and a new, amazing principal, we are pushing these children as far as we can. Late nights, early mornings, we are her working to get the job done. We are fighting a slue of social factors pitted against us: poverty, illiteracy in the home, single families, domestic violence, homelessness, non-English speakers, family disengagement and pretty much any barrier you can name, we are facing it. But we are winning. And we will continue to push.
My Project
I was recently trained on some of the available educational apps for young learners. I was inspired by all of the great activities that could reinforce the hard work we are already doing. With this iPad, I could teach a lesson, and then have a struggling learner do extra practice on their own. It would be a highly motivating and exciting way for them to keep practicing the skills I have taught. From handwriting, the hearing books read aloud, to math facts, to watching educational videos to build background knowledge before reading a non-fiction book. The list of possible uses for this technology is endless.
I know this is expensive technology, and times are tight for everyone but every small amount helps.
I just hold onto hope that perhaps this one purchase could make the difference to that one child. The one who is almost there, but just needs a little something extra. Thank you for holding onto that hope with me.
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
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