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They take great pride in using real equipment, and it has transformed their projects into true engineering challenges. Your support has empowered them to be creators and innovators, giving them the chance to design, build, and refine their work in ways that weren't possible before.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my STEM learners and helping their ideas take shape—one drilled hole and assembled prototype at a time!","fullyFundedDate":1758023295257,"projectUrl":"project/power-tools-for-the-stem-classroom/9715598/","projectTitle":"Power Tools for the STEM Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8847478_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670430302771","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8847478"},{"teacherId":8847478,"projectId":9707284,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my STEM students! Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students are curious, resilient, and creative learners who show up each day ready to explore, ask questions, and challenge themselves. Because we rely heavily on technology and are moving fully paperless, having the right tools is essential—and thanks to you, my students now have them.\r\n\r\nThe headphones you helped provide allow students to focus during independent learning, engage with personalized programs, and record high-quality audio for their STEM video projects. The styluses give them the precision they need to write, draw, and create digital blueprints for engineering challenges—especially valuable for students who need extra support with fine motor control.\r\n\r\nThese tools may seem small, but they make a huge impact. 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Your generosity means more than you know.\r\n\r\nMy students are naturally curious, resilient, and creative, and they show up every day ready to explore, ask questions, and push themselves to grow. With your help, they now have the essential tools, headphones, chargers, and styluses, that make their learning smoother, more engaging, and more accessible.\r\n\r\nThese items may seem small, but in our paperless, iPad-based classroom, they make a huge difference. Headphones help students stay focused and confidently create video projects. Chargers ensure learning isn't interrupted by a dead battery (a very real middle-school problem!). And styluses allow students to sketch blueprints, take notes, and interact more precisely with their screens, especially helpful for students who need extra support with fine motor tasks.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students can work more independently, express their ideas creatively, and feel empowered using the technology that drives so much of our STEM learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in them and investing in their success. 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It allows me to work closely with small groups of students, providing them with the individual attention they need to succeed. \r\nBecause of your kindness, my students now have a space where they can work together, and collaborate with one another. I've already noticed how much more engaged and excited they are during lessons, and I can't wait to see how their growth continues as we use this table throughout the school year.\r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, I want to thank you once again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1724076569836,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-classroom-facilitating-sm/8600221/","projectTitle":"Support Our Classroom : Facilitating Small Group Instruction","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Herman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9064642"},{"teacherId":7960176,"projectId":8405502,"letterContent":"The start of a new school year can be a very expensive time for teachers. So many supplies run out, break, or just become too old by the end of the school year. 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