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Group projects have also improved—students can collaborate more effectively because everyone has access to the same tools, making teamwork smoother and far more engaging\r\nSeveral students have especially connected with this new resource. One student who typically struggles to stay focused is now more willing to participate because the calculator helps him stay on track without feeling overwhelmed.\r\nThank you for investing in their growth, confidence, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1760385769368,"projectUrl":"project/calculators-for-confidence-empowering-f/9787665/","projectTitle":"Calculators for Confidence: Empowering Future Mathematicians","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Reyes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10298948"},{"teacherId":408223,"projectId":8671596,"letterContent":"My students really appreciate having access to lessons and activities that are engaging and interesting. Often, in this age of standardized testing, instruction becomes formulaic and scripted. Students struggle to stay interested in what we are learning because it is presented in a way that maximizes test scores over curiosity. Programs like teacherspayteachers provide a welcome respite from planning more and more interesting lessons with the limited time available each week. The lessons and activities I was able to purchase not only were useful towards the tail-end of last school year, they also gave me a jumpstart on this year's lesson planning. Students are able to have interactive, engaging lessons created by master teachers, freeing up my time for more personalized interactions with students, which is a better way to ensure strong understanding of topics than a test-focused activity. Thank you so much for supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1731078727340,"projectUrl":"project/digital-lessons-for-learning/8671596/","projectTitle":"Digital Lessons for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp408223_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516741632579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ehistory"},{"teacherId":10099502,"projectId":9512886,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our project! Your generosity has provided students with a cleaner, more organized, and welcoming classroom. The new desk and chair make teaching and group work more flexible, while supplies like markers, paper, and snacks keep students focused and prepared. Essentials such as tissues, sanitizer, and feminine care products ensure students feel cared for and comfortable.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom is healthier, better equipped, and more student-friendly. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1754938183107,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-same-needs/9512886/","projectTitle":"New Year Same Needs!","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10099502_orig.png?crop=180,180,x20,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753899611344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10099502"},{"teacherId":4653612,"projectId":9124870,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thank you for funding this project! This project was completed just in time for us to use the printer to print certificates for students who completed their academy graduation distinction to distribute at their senior salute awards! Because of your generosity, we were able to recognize the hard work and dedication to both academia and community service that these students achieved. \r\n\r\nThis project has also set us up so well for the new year! Each academy at Austin High now has a dedicated file cabinet to store sensitive forms and student information. This will be instrumental in helping us to organize field trips and project based learning over the course of the year!\r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of public education and for contributing to my classroom and the larger PBL work taking place at Austin High!","fullyFundedDate":1746787255984,"projectUrl":"project/magic-behind-the-scenes/9124870/","projectTitle":"Magic Behind the Scenes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4653612_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659665723872","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4653612"},{"teacherId":6890388,"projectId":5975039,"letterContent":"As students returned to in-person learning after the disruptions caused by COVID-19, many faced academic gaps, reduced confidence, and difficulty re-engaging with structured classroom routines. 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The platform's clear, concise explanations and engaging visuals helped rebuild foundational knowledge across subjects, particularly in US History.","fullyFundedDate":1637008480867,"projectUrl":"project/us-history-videos/5975039/","projectTitle":"US History Videos","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Guerrero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6890388_orig.png?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748019226442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6890388"},{"teacherId":6890388,"projectId":5365992,"letterContent":"I implemented a comprehensive set of U.S. history study tools to support my students in preparing for the EOC exam, and the results were outstanding. The tools included interactive timelines, digital flashcards, primary source analysis guides, and practice quizzes aligned with state standards. I also created displays boards for last minute review.\r\n\r\nThese study tools played a crucial role in improving engagement, reinforcing content, and boosting performance. A 99% of my students not only passed the EOC exam but did so with higher scores than in previous years, reflecting the effectiveness of a well-structured, tool-supported approach to mastering U.S. history.","fullyFundedDate":1610754410798,"projectUrl":"project/study-tools-for-us-history-students/5365992/","projectTitle":"Study Tools for US History Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Guerrero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6890388_orig.png?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748019226442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6890388"},{"teacherId":9200587,"projectId":9224020,"letterContent":"We smell as clean as a whistle here in English class! We received smelly goods and some lamps to light the classroom better. They love the lamps - they said it feels homie. They do appreciate the new clean smell too.\r\n\r\nSome students said, \"OOOH, I love the feel that the lamps give off!\" Also, \"Woever is wearing that cologne, that stuff is fire!\" They don't know that it's air freshener. We end this school year on May 29th and will be off for the summer. Next year we'll use the lamps and air fresheners in my new classes. I can't wait!","fullyFundedDate":1744752422673,"projectUrl":"project/we-could-use-a-lil-light-and-good-scent/9224020/","projectTitle":"We Could Use a Lil' Light and Good Scents!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Barras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9200587_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692579572452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9200587"},{"teacherId":4653612,"projectId":8633946,"letterContent":"This jenga set and laminator helped to create one of the more entertaining classroom discussion experiences that we have had! Students responded to prompts according to numbers written on the jenga blocks to discuss their 19th century novels they were reading in AP Literature.\r\n\r\nThe laminator, which was used to laminate discussion prompts, also helped in laminating flyers for our sophomores' Upcycle auction, in which students made something to be treasured from things that would normally be trash.\r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of public education!","fullyFundedDate":1730910151235,"projectUrl":"project/creating-creative-discussion/8633946/","projectTitle":"Creating Creative Discussion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4653612_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659665723872","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4653612"},{"teacherId":4653612,"projectId":8695877,"letterContent":"This shelf has helped provide space for our expanding classroom library! The bookshelves are helping to unburden previously stuffed shelves in our classroom. The little cabinet at the bottom serves as a useful storage space for paper towels and colored paper and enabled me to clear out some filing cabinet space for the teacher I am sharing a classroom with this year.\r\n\r\nAn unexpected boon was that putting together the shelf helped me to show my student teacher that sometimes being a teacher means being a jack of all trades (in this case some light carpentry)!\r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of public education","fullyFundedDate":1725295179633,"projectUrl":"project/book-nook/8695877/","projectTitle":"Book Nook","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4653612_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659665723872","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4653612"},{"teacherId":4653612,"projectId":8634387,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom this year! My sophomores have already used the whiteboards for a syntax study, breaking down the poem \"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus\" by William Carlos Williams.\r\n\r\nMy seniors use the whiteboards when we debrief AP Multiple Choice Practices in preparation for the AP Literature and Composition Exam. Additionally, I am sharing my classroom with a math teacher this year, so they are pulling double duty helping out with learning gains in math as well!\r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of public education!","fullyFundedDate":1723739067895,"projectUrl":"project/prompt-participation/8634387/","projectTitle":"Prompt Participation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4653612_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659665723872","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4653612"},{"teacherId":9200587,"projectId":8597871,"letterContent":"My ninth and eleventh grade students are so thankful for the resources that your donations have afforded! Their hunger is like nothing I've ever seen. They are bottomless pits, especially the boys! \"Can we have a snack?\" is the main question in my classroom. Thank you for giving us the snacks to stave off their immense hunger! \r\n\r\nThe soft blue chair is tremendously useful to me. I can raise and lower it to suit my needs. It is really comfortable too. I have to keep the kids off of it because one of them was spinning round and round and another was enjoying the bouncing effect (Hahaha).\r\n\r\nI'm so thankful for the white board because I had a chalk board before and it was really hard to write on. I felt like I was back in the 70s with that thing. I love how it is mobile and magnetic.\r\n\r\nYour contributions to the success of our class are very appreciated. I told the kids where the snacks were coming from and they couldn't believe that people and companies would give us things for free.","fullyFundedDate":1730561065039,"projectUrl":"project/were-movin-and-shakin-in-2024/8597871/","projectTitle":"We're Movin' and Shakin' in 2024","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Barras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9200587_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692579572452","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9200587"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_9732","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":2296,"numTeachers":136,"percentFrplEligible":54,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":52,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"16.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":84.3,"schoolId":9732,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Austin High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Austin High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/austin-independent-school-district/austin-high-school/9732"}