This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My students are sitting in the same school that I was in when I was their age. We are from a small, urban community in Alabama. My school has amazing students, loving teachers, and dedicated administrators, but is greatly affected by the deprivation that has struck our community. 100% of our students qualify for free lunch and many of them face hardships at home due to their economic status.
My students are the reason that I wanted to become an educator and return to my hometown to assist them in thriving and realizing their capabilities no matter their obstacles.
They are capable of achieving their highest goals, overcoming their obstacles, growing into leaders, and improving our community. My students are deserving. They deserve to have the chance to earn valuable opportunities, to be supported, and to be challenged.
My Project
In today's society, being "tech savvy" is invaluable. Our society relies on technology for various tasks. It is important that students begin learning these skills and become comfortable with using technology at an early age in order to be successful. By adding these devices to our classroom, we can use them to differentiate student assignments, complete engaging activities, and develop those beneficial technology skills while mastering content standards. Our school works very hard to provide students with technology to use, however we are not a one-to-one school yet. In the future and during yearly standardized testing, my students will compete with other students that do attend one-to-one schools and currently have more access to technology. This potentially puts my hard-working, capable kids at a disadvantage.
Our students are just as deserving of these resources and are capable of making major gains..
My goal is to close this gap and level their playing field by working to provide our students with exposure to as much technology as possible. Please join me in making this a reality for them.
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