My middle-school students come from diverse backgrounds, both racially and socioeconomically. Yet each comes to my classroom expecting me to teach him/her Spanish, and most for the first time ever. They trust me to meet each of them where they are academically and emotionally and expertly guide them along the path to proficiency. I trust them to give me their full attention, enthusiasm, and best effort every day.
Mutual trust enables my students to thrive in a class where 90 to 95% of teaching and learning is in Spanish.
Together, we act out stories, interview each other, discuss videos, listen to music, play games, read, write, and joke—all in Spanish.
My students expect to learn Spanish, but they don't expect the sense of community that results from personal engagement with the language and each other. They know their classmates well and are tolerant of one another's idiosyncrasies. Each class has inside jokes none of my other classes would understand or appreciate. It's that sense of community my students love the most.
My Project
I have been deskless for four years now and students acclimate to it quite quickly each year. They appreciate the movement I am able to incorporate into our everyday activities and the flexibility it offers.
This year we are one-to-one for the first time and I want to provide students who prefer to sit on the floor another option.
These floor desks will support their computers or paper for a more ergonomically comfortable experience. The lap desks stack so they won't take up much room while not in use. I think students will be excited to try them out!
Thank you for supporting public school students and their teachers!
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk, Kids Floor Desk, Flexible Seating for Schools, Classrooms and Homeschool, One-Piece Writing Table, Alternative Seating, 10-Pack - Black
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$199.99
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$199.99
Materials cost
$199.99
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$14.10
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.00
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$247.09
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$43.60
Total project goal
$290.69
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$290.69
6 Donors
-$193.79
Donations toward project cost
-$164.73
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$29.06
match offer
-$96.90
Match offer toward project cost
-$82.36
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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