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The new appliance has also ensured greater equity in our classroom by allowing students who bring perishable items, or who rely on classroom food support, to safely store what they need for the day.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, the refrigerator will play a central role in our upcoming projects insuring the importance of hydration. Students will work in teams to keep the refrigerator stocked with water. Thanks to your generosity, our classroom now has the ability to stay hydrated. 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Students are more engaged, take greater ownership of their learning, and can see the direct connection between their classroom projects and real-world engineering careers.\r\n\r\nIt is people like you who make the greatest impact on our student's future through your donations. Again, I am thankful for helping to make this project a success.","fullyFundedDate":1743039376304,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-future-engineers-with-ipads-/9198625/","projectTitle":"Empowering Future Engineers with iPads (Part I)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mason","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7998950_orig.jpg?crop=2334,2334,x401,y839&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731820521250","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7998950"},{"teacherId":343340,"projectId":9248933,"letterContent":"Two of my students were honored by DeWalt recently as Student of the Year and Rookie of the Year. This was such an amazing accomplishment, and you were part of it by giving my students the tools of the trade that gave them the edge they needed to push to the top of their class. These tools became part of their personal tool kits and helped them build the confidence and career readiness that pushed them to the top of their class. Thank you for continuing to invest in my students and their futures.","fullyFundedDate":1746607012512,"projectUrl":"project/earn-your-edge-tools-for-tomorrows-bui/9248933/","projectTitle":"Earn Your Edge: Tools for Tomorrow's Builders Part II","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kristie Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp343340_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689167142982","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristie-jones"},{"teacherId":343340,"projectId":9237758,"letterContent":"I only wish you could have seen the excitement on the faces of my students when the truck pulled in and started unloading the boxes from this exciting project! They couldn't wait to help me unpack them! Every student passed their Basic Stairs module for national certification, earning each a set of stair gauges. Within a few days, I had the performance task set up in the shop for them. With their new tools in hand, each student carefully laid out their first stair stringer with their very own set of stair gauges. Watching them perform this task with confidence and pride was one of those ooey-gooey teacher moments all teachers wish they could have more of! Adding those stair gauges to their new tool boxes was the icing on the cake. 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The goal of this project is to provide students with the opportunity to engage in complex engineering tasks—such as assembling robots and flying drones—without the need to manage or store a large inventory of physical components. \r\nMy students are definitely enjoying the VR glasses. When using them they are more engaged, asking deeper questions, and showing greater confidence in tackling engineering challenges. 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Every student was able to utilize the new equipment while they worked tirelessly on the community service project for our US veterans. \r\n\r\nThe BIG excitement happened when I was able to award the students with their own personal hardhat and hammer to keep (at the end of the year) for passing their wall framing national exam on the first attempt. Thank you for providing that motivation! For the very few students who did not pass on the first attempt, they were definitely inspired to prepare for their future examinations. \r\n\r\nMy students will continue to use this equipment with pride, not only throughout their time in my program, but as they continue pursing their careers in the trades.","fullyFundedDate":1730749848706,"projectUrl":"project/hardhats-hammers-and-heroes-serving-o/8915952/","projectTitle":"Hardhats, Hammers, and Heroes: Serving Our Veterans","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kristie Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp343340_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689167142982","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristie-jones"},{"teacherId":343340,"projectId":8912538,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support of this project! 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