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Alex is now staying after school to \"clock hours\" and is suddenly asking deep, insightful questions about trigonometry and wind vectors because they now see the practical application of those numbers.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, I've noticed that some of our more reserved students have found their voice through this project. The technology provides a common language for them to collaborate, troubleshoot, and mentor one another. It has leveled the playing field, allowing students who might not excel in traditional testing to shine as technical experts and skilled operators.","fullyFundedDate":1763557330079,"projectUrl":"project/flight-sim-lab-upgrade-integrating-phys/9710716/","projectTitle":"Flight Sim Lab Upgrade: Integrating Physical Building and Virtual Reality","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corcoran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2137827_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x499,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734454910793","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2137827"},{"teacherId":2137827,"projectId":9910419,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation. It is going to be so much fun having students work on their new technology to have them discover the wonderful wonders of flight. My students love to use technology to ensure they're keeping up with the times always.\r\n\r\nWhile many of you use tablets or computers for work and communication, the technology you've provided serves a very specific pedagogical purpose: experiential simulation. In a traditional classroom setting, aviation concepts like lift, drag, and thrust can feel abstract and distant. However, with this new technology, my students are no longer just reading about Bernoulli's principle—they are feeling its effects in real-time.\r\n\r\nThe software and hardware act as a \"safe-to-fail\" environment. In flight training, mistakes are part of the learning process, but in a real aircraft, those mistakes are costly and dangerous. This technology allows students to experiment with complex maneuvers, understand the nuances of weather patterns, and practice navigation without ever leaving the ground. It bridges the gap between a textbook diagram and the physical intuition required to be a pilot.","fullyFundedDate":1764006170624,"projectUrl":"project/expanding-student-access-for-switch-2-es/9910419/","projectTitle":"Expanding Student Access for Switch 2 Esports and Game Clubs","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corcoran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2137827_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x499,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734454910793","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2137827"},{"teacherId":8390842,"projectId":9292423,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our engineering students. With our new Jenga game, students practice the engineering mindset skills of risk-taking, creativity, and systems thinking. By coloring the blocks and asking students to roll a colored die, they are constrained to moving only a block color that matches what they rolled. This modification to the game increases their ability to problem solve and often times increases communication within the group. The card games are utilized early in the year to build relationships through a fun activity. This is especially important when students come from all different middle schools and do not know each other yet. Using these resources we are able to create a welcoming, fun, and engaged learning environment.\r\n\r\nThe engineering-related books are a wonderful addition to our space! The museum books, Botanicum, Oceanarium, and Animalium, are resources for students to select a topic where they conduct research in order to develop an ArcGIS StoryMap. Several students have gravitated to the new books and read before class. Students also use the origami book/paper to create projects and give them away to others.\r\n\r\nOutside our classroom, the bulletin board background paper allows for student work to be displayed. On the board are student computer-generated designs, 3D printed models, and ArcGIS StoryMaps. Parents, staff, and students are able to see some of the work completed in our course.","fullyFundedDate":1751734805453,"projectUrl":"project/engineering-literacy-community-buildin/9292423/","projectTitle":"Engineering Literacy & Community Building","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Vojtech","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8390842_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737646750144","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8390842"},{"teacherId":2137827,"projectId":9009846,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to thank you for your generous donation of food to our classroom. Your kindness has made a huge difference for our students, and I want to share how your support is helping them.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the food, we've been able to make sure that students in class don't worry about being hungry during the school day. Many of our students were often distracted or struggling because they didn't have enough to eat, but now, with the snacks and meals you provided, they are more focused and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the food, their faces lit up. Some of them even said things like, \"I didn't realize how much I needed this!\" It's amazing to see how much a little bit of food can change their mood and make them feel cared for.","fullyFundedDate":1742823916007,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-thought/9009846/","projectTitle":"Food for Thought!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Corcoran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2137827_orig.jpg?crop=1075,1075,x499,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734454910793","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2137827"},{"teacherId":7459733,"projectId":8559488,"letterContent":"The addition of this brand new set of tubular chimes to our classroom has made a noticeable and positive impact. Students are genuinely excited to explore the chimes' unique sound, and we have all been so excited to be able to replace our 60-year old set of tubular chimes. \r\n\r\nMy district doesn't always get to access brand new equipment, and we often \"make do\" with what we have - so a large ticket item like a set of tubular chimes would not have been possible without your generosity! This generous donation has not only enriched our curriculum but also inspired joy, curiosity, and collaboration among students. It's made music more accessible and meaningful for everyone in the room.","fullyFundedDate":1734124281385,"projectUrl":"project/tubular-chimes-for-st-paul-band-student/8559488/","projectTitle":"Tubular Chimes for St. Paul Band Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hanlon-Alle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7459733_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597776731390","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7459733"},{"teacherId":4833370,"projectId":8965588,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your donation to my classroom and my students. These books have provided additional access to texts with characters who are deaf and hard of hearing. My students are engaged in these texts in ways that they are not enganged with other texts because they are able to see them selves relfected in the pages of the book and related to the characters. These texts have allowed my students to read about characters who are simiar and different from them in many ways, but the books discuss some of the struggles and annoyance that my students are feeling in their day to day life as students who are hard of hearing. \r\nOne way that I have used these texts is as the texts we are reading in my reading class, paired with targeted instructional strategies, to improve reading fluency and comprehnsion. The students express greater interest in the text and added persiverance with reading books because they can relate to the characters in the book. Another thing I allow my students to do is borrow the texts for independent reading time in other classes. My students are more interested in the texts with characters who are deaf and hard of hearing and will read these texts in their general eduction classrooms as well. These texts have helped to make a difference in my students' education. Thank you for helping me to provide them with relatable texts.","fullyFundedDate":1735401678760,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-students-with-hearing-differen/8965588/","projectTitle":"Books for Students With Hearing Differences","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Manson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4833370_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x272,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1603812711012","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sppsdhh"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_76114","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1076,"numTeachers":85,"percentFrplEligible":92,"percentAsian":53,"percentBlack":21,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":11,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"12.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.2,"schoolId":76114,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Johnson Senior High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Johnson Senior High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/minnesota/saint-paul-public-schools/johnson-senior-high-school/76114"}