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31,549 |
p072260
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ecf0155b88a06f8f486af89f21aeb18c
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Mrs.
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NY
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2017-02-28 13:16:05
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Love a Laptop
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My students come from a poor section of New York City in the Bronx. They almost all receive free or reduced price lunch. No matter the hardships they face at home, they come to school ready and eager to learn each day. \r\n\r\nThese students are from a fifth grade, self-contained special education class. \r\n\r\nThese students try very hard but need extra support in learning. They need an area where they can get extra help in order to succeed. By donating, you are helping them become better and more confident learners.
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We now live in a world of technology. Students all over the world are using technology as much as possible. My students are no different. They are motivated by technology, and would love to use it during the school day to assist them in learning. \r\n\r\nThe laptop and software will aid them in understanding the materials being taught and help to motivate them to continue learning.\r\n\r\nMy students will use this resource in many different ways. They can use it to look up information and view videos or presentations on a topic we are studying.\r\n\r\nAny donation you can give is appreciated.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need a new laptop to aid us in learning and the software to run it.
| 28 | 1 |
41,739 |
p099776
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4b52749999f8329d641899e598ba5a37
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Ms.
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TX
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2016-08-13 00:18:09
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Swinging And Moving During Indoor Recess
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I teach first grade in a small, neighborhood school in Texas. The loving families of my students are struggling in these hard economic times. Most of my students receive free lunch and all students in the school receive free breakfast through a Federal program. \r\nWith their bodies nourished, it's time to move their bodies! I love to provide innovative opportunities for my students. DonorsChoose is a blessing that keeps making my classroom a better place for students to learn and grow!
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My students love to swing at recess. When they notice it's rainy, I've heard more than one say, \"I wish we had swings inside.\" With two spinner swings and stands in the classroom, now they can. My students will love to take turns swinging, spinning, and pushing each other. \r\nAnother student said to me, \"Can we try yoga?\" If we receive foam mats, an external DVD player, and yoga CDs, we sure can!\r\nThis will definitely help my students experience 60 minutes of physical activity daily, even on indoor recess days. My students work hard every day. They need to move and be active. With these kid-inspired items, we'll have a healthy, happy school year.
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My students need two spinner swings with stands, foam mats, a DVD player, and yoga & movement DVDs to get moving!
| 119 | 1 |
27,181 |
p134542
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bcd45fc914d7f7e8cb48388a2ced6785
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Ms.
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OR
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2016-08-23 16:25:14
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Looking at the world of Genocide through literature
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As a teacher from an extremely rural district in Oregon I teach in a ranching community with a group of students that are in an economically depressed area. Added to the mix are a group of students from four different continents, at least three different religious backgrounds and several different socio-economic backgrounds. \r\nThis mix makes the school year very interesting. It also makes teaching very difficult, as the teaching material must be at different levels due to the large differences between the different ranges of English levels. It can get complicated quickly.
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Students learn a lot while reading novels. The subject of the holocaust is one that cannot get enough attention. Both the Lost Boys and the Holocaust are subjects that need attention in our world today.\r\nLong Way Gone and A Long Way to Water will give my students a chance to see what life is like for those less fortunate than themselves. They will get to experience what other children had to suffer through and understand that not everyone has a life that is easy or safe. \r\nBy shedding light on the experiences of the Lost Boys, we can hopefully prevent the future acts of genocide.
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My students need Long Way Gone and Number the Stars in order to understand the Lost Boys and the Holocaust as a way to highlight some of the major genocides that have occurred throughout the world.
| 3 | 1 |
69,209 |
p089077
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e728f5569e500bfed1f4e79472dac240
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Mrs.
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NC
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2017-04-26 15:27:17
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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Night Drawing With Oil Pastels!
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I challenge my elementary art students to discover and think about art daily. Through learning more about the world they live in, and the people who create and change it, they can better appreciate what they have in life and work towards being creative contributors in society. \r\n\r\nMy students are poor; they deal with real life drama and struggle to build trusting and respectful relationships.\r\n\r\nMany of them have no exposure to any art media at home, or opportunities to view real artwork. They are slowly learning that the world is filled with art, and that learning more about it helps them appreciate it more. They appear to be hungry and enthusiastic about new art lessons and projects that allow them to create and use new materials.
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Students will be working on a nocturnal scene featuring animals and our community at night. The background of the artwork is a deep, rich black paper. For the colors of the artwork to show, we will need to use oil pastels. \r\n\r\nOil pastels are the only art material thick and opaque enough to show up on this artwork. Using oil pastels for this project will not only give the project a unique finish, it also give students a chance to work with a new art medium. I'm sure my students will love the chance to work with the creamy and smooth oil pastels as we create this artwork. \r\n\r\n
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My students need oil pastels! Help us explore a new medium of color.
| 1 | 1 |
6,327 |
p238328
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b33a674de724f1714fd21f96a4fccded
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Mr.
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TX
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2016-08-19 16:17:49
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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\"Uke\" Can Do It!
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I teach at a low income school with many bilingual students. Many students live with a single parent, extended families or even multiple families in one home. A few even come to us from shelters. Most of our student population receives free or reduced lunch and for many, this is the only meal that they will get. \r\nOften times, music is a way for them to not only communicate but express themselves in a way that can be understood by anyone. They love to sing and dance, but have a desire to learn more about instruments.
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My students love music. They love listening to music in class and they even write about it. They love to sing, dance, rap, tap, clap and snap. But they always have questions about one thing: Instruments. Unfortunately, they are missing the one thing that they desire the most. They would love nothing more than to be able to play some instruments in class.\r\n For some of these students, making music is the only way that they feel comfortable expressing themselves, and for others, it is a way to communicate without having to worry about a language barrier. I believe with all my heart that each and every student should have the opportunity to be a musician, regardless of their socioeconomic status. \r\nI have been slowly making improvements to my classroom with the help of many generous teachers and friends, but now we need more help. These ukuleles are perfect for them to begin with and they will be used by over 300 students. Please help make their wish come true. Show them that with a little bit of generosity anyone can have the joy of learning how to play an instrument.
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My students need 30 ukuleles to become mini musicians. These ukulele starter packs will be used by over 300 students.
| 0 | 1 |
42,065 |
p100515
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4c2dcaa8fcc5fe11bc85b595d1287aec
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Mr.
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TX
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2016-09-01 14:06:56
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Needin' Some Rhythm to add to our Blues
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My students are hard workers and love music. Most of the students come from lower income homes and most have little to no access to music instruments. However, we also lack enough instruments to allow students to gain a solid music education. \r\nMy students love music class, but lack access to enrichment through various instrumental manipulatives. Research proves hands-on learning is bar more effective than just oral or written learning.\r\nPlease help me give these amazing students the opportunity to grow in music. Be a part of something extraordinary and change my students' lives.
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Coming into a new school and teaching job, the music class has an extremely small sampling of music instruments, far too few to even pass around to a full class. One of the easiest and most fun ways to teach kids and have them learn music and rhythm is through instruments. Research proves hands-on activities boost learning by 30-40%. The bulk of my needs consist of a variety of music options. Most are rhythm instrument options. One large item is a carpet I can use as a central point for class time and to play musical games around. I have some amazing students and I wish to give them an amazing musical education. \r\n\r\nPlease help me make learning fun for my kids!!
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My students need melody instruments like boomwhackers and bell sets to help in their learning of notes as well as their investment in the learning process. Having a rug to centralize instruction would be especially helpful.
| 0 | 1 |
39,868 |
p034617
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113c8105a5dfa093fb1746421aeeb97b
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Mrs.
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TN
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2016-09-29 21:12:06
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Book Clubs for Third Graders!
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I am very fortunate to be looping to the third grade with all of my second graders from last year. They love to learn new skills and expand their knowledge. They LOVE to read new books and take daily adventures. They are very active and love to be on the move. \r\nOur school is in a small, rural town in Tennessee. My school currently enrolls just under 1,000 students from Pre-K to fourth grade. The majority of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch.
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My students LOVE to read and talk about their books, but this can be very hard when everyone is reading a different book. Last year, I introduced my students to book clubs. I was able to find 10 copies of certain books. I allowed my students to form book clubs according to their likes. Students were able to pick a book/club, read the book, write about it, and discuss it with other students reading the same book. THEY LOVED IT!!!!\r\n\r\nMy students are wanting more books to add to our book club selection. We have 10 different sets of books know, but they have read many of them. They want new books like Magic Tree House, 7x9=Trouble, How to Eat Fried Worms, The BFG, and more!
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My students need good chapter books to read for book clubs!
| 78 | 1 |
45,208 |
p126316
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e389ebe0b73f18ebf273f513c0f346a9
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Mrs.
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NC
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2017-03-14 16:33:51
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Battle of the Books 2017/2018
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It has been stated that when reading, we lose ourselves to our books; I firmly believe that we find ourselves there too. Having not only the opportunity to read good books, but also having the resources to read good books are common necessities that are denied to many. My students, the Battle of the Books team, are avid readers to say the least, and they deserve the opportunity and the resources to read good books.\r\nThe late, great Theodore Roosevelt once said, \"I am part of everything that I have read.\" In saying this, we want to give all of our students, the youth, the shining stars of our country, the opportunity to read high quality, mentally engaging books. The power of literature transcends the ability to recognize words on the page, it bores deep into the bones of our students, teaching them how to think for themselves and how to become independent, self-sufficient citizens to our society. My students desire to become great things, and believe me, they will move mountains; but before moving mountains, they need to understand the power of moving a page.
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The effect that literacy has on students is substantial, but the true effect of reading a great book, purely for pleasure...well those effects live on forever. Our Battle of the Books team on average reads close to thirty (30) books each school year, and at the end of each year go to competition for each book. They are required to understand the minute details of each book, knowing the authors and titles from memory as well. This competition encourages our youth to read for fun, reading books that are relatable and mentally stimulating, fostering a new love for reading in their hearts. \r\nThe great Cassandra Clare once stated, \"One must always be careful of books and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.\" I feel that the words my students are reading are changing them to be more competent members of society, and will further help them in their educational ventures.
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My students need the listed books in order to adequately prepare for the Battle of the Books competition that will take place during the 2017/2018 school year.
| 2 | 1 |
83,357 |
p072134
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1de4a4dafb544dc667190080b6e021c7
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Ms.
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MS
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2017-03-07 16:10:19
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Checking Our Calculations
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I have some wonderful students.\r\n\r\nI look forward to coming to work each day to see them. They are respectful and hard working. A lot of them come from situations that are not ideal, but they come and put their best foot forward most days. They are a real joy to teach, and I would love to help them achieve their potential by offering them more technology in a world that is ever expanding in the technology world. They need a better shot at showing how much they can accomplish.
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My students need good scientific calculators that will assist them in checking their handwritten calculations in math class. They often make mistakes in calculating problems because they can't see what all they are entering into the calculators that we have now. We need these specific calculators so that we can easily correct problems that we have with hitting the wrong buttons on accident. This technology in our classroom will make a world of difference. \r\nOur students need the opportunity that other schools have by having the much needed upgraded technology of these calculators. It will greatly increase these students abilities.
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My students need scientific calculators to help them achieve greatness in math!
| 5 | 1 |
102,827 |
p102800
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55d3fed06f6aa78e7fe1b628ed223b68
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Mrs.
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IL
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2017-01-09 15:40:22
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Empowering Students Through Technology!
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\"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.\" (Confucius) I teach with a wonderful staff whose goal is ensure the lives of our students are better at the end of the day than at the beginning. We believe we can make a life long impact on the lives of our students.\r\n\r\nMy highly active and precocious group of second graders often come from families struggling with putting food on the table and paying rent.\r\nThese students often begin school behind academically with limited exposure compared to other students who are not in poverty. As a result of exposure and access, many of my students may start school with a limited vocabulary and with less academic knowledge in various content areas. My students are often asked to make a high jump without the same running start of students who are not in high poverty homes.
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The bridge that can serve as the great equalizer is technology. My young students are eager to learn, willing to take risks, and highly capable of using technology to explore, create, communicate and collaborate. The use of chromebooks will allow my students to break down the walls of our classroom and create more life experiences. There is clear evidence that involvement in art correlates with success in math and reading. We can explore collections from around the world while studying continents and take virtual field trips. My students would love to expand their horizons by creating and recording their own music and videos. One of the most important programs to help students acquire the tools they need to become self-sufficient learners is a balanced literacy program. Utilizing technology will allow me to teach the same information in a variety of ways to different learning styles. This way I can meet the needs of each of my students.
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My students need 4 Chromebooks to expand learning outside my classroom walls.
| 2 | 1 |
26,296 |
p241320
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6b15371c1404b0d40a051cba0669f2b5
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-09-13 13:49:16
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science
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Visualize Learning!
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It isn't an impairment or a disability to them; to my students being Deaf is no different than having brown hair or green eyes. The students in my class use sign language to communicate and interact with the world around them. We learn about science, math, language arts, writing, history, and we even get to learn about Deaf culture and special place deaf people have in society. \r\n\r\nWe dream about attending college and earning degrees. We focus not on what impedes our learning but instead on how we can jump over these hurdles. Here at Colson we have a team of amazing students, passionate teachers, deaf leaders, interpreters, and a supportive administration. We learn in a different way and access everything through our eyes. If it isn't visual...it isn't accessible.
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This year we are focusing on improving our foundations. This project will give my students the opportunity to read on their level. The books in our classroom currently are far too challenging and aren't accessible to the children, which affects motivation and desire to succeed. Being able to choose books or math centers that are challenging and achievable will boost moral and motivation in class. \r\n\r\nWe will be able to focus on our strengths and not our weaknesses. We will be able to apply what we are learning through the curriculum in the centers, books, and classroom visual supports in this project. I'm excited about the opportunity to engage the children and have them take ownership of their learning. A little change in environment can go a long way in the deaf and hard of hearing classroom! \r\n
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My students need on-level readers, math station activities, and visual supports!
| 9 | 1 |
82,024 |
p078075
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5cd0b096bd0aa5bb2b19c5cdff61c5e7
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-09-30 09:30:12
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Mathematics
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Paper?...Where we're going you don't need paper.
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What is Deaf Education? Science, Math, Reading, English, Support...Teach through sign, teach through voice, teach using both...but we must always remember, while they are not the cookie cutter form, they are all English language learners. \r\n\r\nSeventy percent of our students are Hispanic and in homes where Spanish is the only language spoken or used. They are faced with deciphering Spanish at home, learning English at school, while still trying to maintain their skills in the language they truly need, sign language.\r\n\r\nWe are the Capital Area Regional Day School Program for the Deaf high school team of 5 teachers, sharing 2 small rooms, devoted to our students and ensuring they leave us being successful young adults. Several of our students are self contained most of the day. They are eager to learn and love being active. We are always looking for new ways to get them out of their seats and moving around.
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Over the years, along with other teachers, Deaf Education has been asked to change classrooms several times. We have adapted and made each place our home. We are now in a portable and need new items to assist in meeting the needs of our students. \r\n\r\nThe items I've asked for (kidney table, Osmo, and fan) will assist our classes with having more hands on activities, beginning to learn about coding without realizing it, and taking more control of their own education; all while sitting in an room cooled by an energy efficient fan. Our students are driven and eager to learn. We are tasked with finding new and innovative tools to give them the best education possible. Join me in being a part of providing them with these experiences.
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My students need a kidney table, an osmo, and a fan to work more efficiently within a more eco-friendly Deaf Education classroom.
| 1 | 1 |
63,744 |
p095667
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6bab083ea74a342ee25558cf4678fe81
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-09-27 01:26:23
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Early Development
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Sensory Tools that Help Us Find Our Balance!
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The majority of my students come from low, socio-economic backgrounds and 85% qualify for free/reduced price school lunch. \r\n\r\nMy diverse class of kindergarteners represent a plethora of cultures and linguistic backgrounds and all of them have something special to share with us!\r\n\r\nMy students are: Latino, Arabic, Vietnamese, Filipino, Nepali, African American, Italian, Filipino/Caucasian/Cambodian, and American Indian/Caucasian. \r\n\r\nThey are all energetic and eager learners in our Kindergarten classroom. We are learning to be safe, responsible, and respectful in our classroom and school!
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The balance boards and balance ball chairs will help my students who are seeking extra movement in the classroom.\r\n\r\n These sensory tools will give students an active, postive outlet to move their bodies in the classroom, while also focusing on their learning. The resistance bands will be used on some students' chairs to give their legs the extra movement exercises. The sensory brushes will be used to brush and calm the students' bodies. The weighted lap pads will be given to students to place their laps to help ground their wiggly bodies and give their bodies a sense of stability.
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My students need balance boards, balance ball chairs, pump, weighted lap pads, lap trays, resistance bands, and sensory brushes.
| 62 | 1 |
125,477 |
p105838
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44f1481c54389f38c74d5881d3cdf82d
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-04-27 10:54:25
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Mini Lessons Made Easy... With an Easel!
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I teach a group of 25 third graders in a school that services military families. They come to school eager to learn every day!\r\n\r\nStudents in third grade are working hard and getting prepared to take the end of the year state SBAC test. I focus on meeting each student's individual needs in order to get them ready for this test. Most of my instruction is teaching short, whole group mini lessons that are on grade level and then transitioning to small groups where I instruct students on their own level. This helps to close any achievement gaps as much as possible.
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We recently implemented a new reading program, Wonders, which has a great small group reading component. Before getting students into small groups, I like to teach a whole group mini lesson on a specific reading comprehension standard, such as finding the main idea or inferencing. This is done while students are sitting on the carpet, and I use giant notepad paper and an easel to explain and model the concept. We complete a similar routine in math, where I pull the students into a group and model a concept using large notepad paper and an easel. The same routine is done in math, where I teach a short lesson in front of the easel, then release students to various groups to perform partner or independent work.\r\n\r\nThroughout the rest of the day, we refer to the easel many times, especially during whole group read alouds. It gets a lot of use! Once I've taught the mini lesson, I can remove the notepad paper and stick it on a classroom wall as an anchor chart that can be referred to for the rest of the unit, month, or school year! The anchor charts serve as great visual reminders for students to recall previously learned information.\r\n\r\nCurrently, I have a small, flimsy easel that does not hold any supplies or have wheels for it to move around the classroom for various activities. A large easel with supply bins, rings for holding notepad paper, and wheels would make it classroom friendly.
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My students need an easel in the classroom as well as easel note pad paper in order to participate in mini lessons.
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120,759 |
p009706
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a5e405ee882b337a03b92ef771e43489
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Mrs.
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LA
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2016-08-13 14:41:00
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literature & Writing, Special Needs
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Technology Engagement for Project Based Learning
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Our classroom is enriched with eager learners who are thrilled to be a part of a school community. Students demonstrate the most respect, responsibility, and community involvement. Our inclusion class is heart warming with a variety of learners. Each student assists another and accepts all differences. Each learner is involved with preparation of the lessons, executing lessons, and organizing materials at the end of the day. Each student is considered an important part of our class and school community. We work as a team and strive to achieve all dreams and goals.
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The materials and supplies we are requesting will be used resourcefully. We need everyone's assistance, generosity, and commitment to meet our class goal and acquire needed supplies and materials for our Writer's Workshop and Technology Station. The iPads, cases, and ink will be used in our Technology Station. The markers, sticky notes, erasers, expo boards, and other supplies will be used by the students for hands-on studying and Writer's Workshop. The donations to this project will help to improve my students' study skills and understanding and competency of technology. By implementing technology, study skills, and Writer's Workshop, my students will blossom in all subject areas and become fantastic publishers.
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My students need two iPad Minis, cases, and ink for their technology station. They also need supplies such as expo makers, erasers, felt pens, Sharpies, and sticky notes.
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168,705 |
p154639
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75c430868ca480f864e23e8a8a167a74
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Mrs.
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NY
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2017-02-11 14:14:23
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Math & Science
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Extracurricular, Mathematics
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Math Maniacs Master With Manipulatives.
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I am a 2nd grade teacher in a high poverty school, who has been given an ICT class consisting of 30 of the greatest students. The class consist of 10 Students with Disabilities and 20 General Education Students, all who are below grade level. Everyday they come to class with enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn. Although, If you asked them, they would say math is their favorite subject. Although eager, on a typical day my students require constant refocusing through auditory instruction and tactile manipulatives. I strive to enrich all my students so that they can meet the Common Core Standards, become College and Career ready, but most of all function in a real world setting.\r\n
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With the strive to have all students college and career ready, it is so important that our students be exposed to higher order materials in mathematics. Therefore, with the Common Core Math Centers and activity folder games, our students will be able to collaborate using cohesive materials, in addition to their daily instruction. All students are unique and learn through different means. Students learn best when they are exposed to material first through auditory means and then reinforced with tactile manipulatives. If funded, our students will have a wealth of materials, such as activities in money, measurement, time, problem solving, the foundation for all real life skills.
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My students need hands on math activities and folder games that align to the C.C.S.S, in preparation to succeed on the N.Y.S Math Test.
| 15 | 0 |
119,063 |
p076522
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a70d0cbd6a539eb804939dde1492d6c6
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-11-17 00:09:38
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Mathematics
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Jammin' in 3rd Grade!
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Shrinking school budgets are nothing new. I am new to third grade this year and teach math and science. The campus is a Title I school meaning the student body has a high population of low socioeconomic students. Other technology will be limited in our classroom, and this will be a big adjustment for these students and teachers. I would love to help provide easy access to music for these students with a cd player to keep in our classroom. Thanks for taking a few minutes to read and think about my kids!
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We can all agree that music is the universal language! Music has a strong impact in any classroom. \r\n\r\n I use music to teach and engage my students on a daily basis! Music and songs are a very effective way for students to hold on to information that they need to remember.\r\n\r\nI use songs not only to teach concepts, but I incorporate music in many of my lessons for classroom management activities and transitions. We use many instructional strategies where we use music for the students to choose partners and groups. It is such a fun and effective tool!\r\n\r\nI also use music to teach my students our pillars of character that our campus focuses on. The students respond well to music and you will hear them sing these songs throughout their school day. It will be so nice and convenient to have the equipment that will allow me to EASILY play music on my phone as we need it throughout the day!\r\n\r\n
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My students need a cd player with Bluetooth capability to participate and engage in fun classroom activities and high yield learning strategies that involve music!
| 1 | 1 |
131,726 |
p045574
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e9f80e24c429dbf208409c6ff87f0de3
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-07-12 16:10:31
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Applied Sciences, Literacy
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Magical Reading Adventures Begin With a Good Book!
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I teach at a STEM focused elementary school. My students are creative, inquisitive, and compassionate second graders. They are learning about community, responsibility, and collaboration in a hands on STEM classroom. I am inspired by their love for learning and their willingness to push through the tough stuff.\r\nMy students are doers, leaders, and our future. They thrive in an environment that challenges their minds to think outside the box. They love to learn about the world around them, social justice, and human interactions. My students love to look at the map and dream of far away places. They love to learn about how people around the world live and to create solutions to the everyday problems that children face. Last year my students worked together to engineer a stand that holds a flashlight so kids without electricity could read at night. They are doers, leaders, and our future.
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My second grade students are in need of some amazing literature books that connect to our STEM units of study. My students are inquisitive and eager readers. They love to dig into a new book. I am hoping to fill my classroom library with fiction and non fiction books that not only spark student interest, but relate to the over arching STEM second grade themes. \r\nMy second grade students love to read with friends. They buddy read, have book clubs and read in small literature circles. These books would be just the boost our classroom library needs for a year of inspiration and learning.
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My students need STEM themed books for literature circles and buddy reading.
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158,607 |
p085627
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99e5648886c9c6c056ad8aa570c2c35c
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Ms.
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PA
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2016-08-22 23:36:09
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Creative Lessons with iPads for Advanced Placement AB Calculus
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Do you remember what it was like to use iPads in your math class to enhance your learning? If not, wouldn't you love to help change that for other students? I had the opportunity to attend a week long workshop through the National Math & Science Initiative (NMSI) which included incorporating iPads in Calculus. I am excited to share what I learned with my students. \r\nMy students are bused from various neighborhoods in the city, which creates diversity within my classroom. In our school we have math classes ranging from Algebra 1 through Advanced Placement BC Calculus. I teach Scholars and Advanced Placement AB Calculus and usually teach ~ 120 students every day. My students are very hard workers, enjoy mathematics, and love using graphing calculators, iPads, and other forms of technology. Two years ago I was fortunate to receive 19 graphing calculators that my students share daily. This year I am trying to obtain iPad mini 2 tablets for each of my students to expose them to a variety of ways of exploring and learning about calculus. Not all of my students can afford to have their own iPad, so I am looking forward to having this project funded.
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Within my twenty-five years of teaching, I have never attended such a wonderful professional development workshop as I did the past two years. I feel so rejuvenated and excited to teach calculus again after our summer break. In addition to all of the 'hands-on' activities that were shared with us, there were also numerous activities on the iPad that can be incorporated into my class. To name some activities, I can have students: watch video clips before a lesson on calculus-help, search topics on Khan Academy, have students work on Quizlet where they complete problems/activities that I create and I am able to track their progress, play Derivative Pong with someone to practice derivative rules, sign into Kahoot! and complete as many problems as possible and their results are sent to me, log onto Nearpod to watch a lesson I published or take an online quiz/test, answer a question in the Poll Everywhere app answering in real time and their responses are shown live on the iPad.\r\nGone are the days where a teacher stands in front of a classroom lecturing for a class period.\r\nI want my students up and moving, participating, and engaging in activities. Having iPads accessible in my classroom will allow me to share new and exciting activities with my students. I am sure my students will be more motivated by the lessons using iPads, can access different mathematical apps, read their textbook online, play educational games, and watch mathematical videos, to name a few.\r\n
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My students need 7 iPad mini 2 tablets for their Advanced Placement AB Calculus class.
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45,984 |
p080664
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a2831b4255032269c1ed38ff454c24b0
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Mrs.
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WA
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2017-04-16 22:23:44
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Cozy Carpet and Non Fiction Books!
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My students are all unique in their own way and come from a variety of backgrounds. Many of the students in my classroom come from low income families. Our school is 75% free and reduced lunch and many of the students rely on school as a safe place to learn! They love being at school and are always excited to learn something new everyday! They love to do art, hands on projects and work as teams. We have created a family atmosphere and together we are all learning from each other!
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My students need a new classroom carpet. We do a lot of learning as a group in the front of the classroom and it is not a very comfortable spot. With a new carpet the kids will be able to learn, relax with a good book all while being cozy in first grade! \r\n\r\nMy classroom needs to be a comfortable place for growing minds! With new non fiction books, kids will be able to cozy up with a book of their choice while relaxing on the classroom carpet! A lot of the reading units relate to non fiction reading materials and having extra books to add to their learning will truly make an impact in the classroom. The kids will be able to explore the books on their own or with partners.
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My students need a cozy classroom carpet so we can all sit together and share our love of learning!
| 2 | 1 |
90,849 |
p062913
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3136303347ec08df76dc9ef85d342233
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Ms.
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HI
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2017-01-23 02:39:38
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Grades 9-12
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History & Civics, Math & Science
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Economics, Mathematics
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Classroom Elmo
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I teach 80 amazing students who come from many different backgrounds. My students are goal-oriented, hardworking individuals who have great potential. One obstacle that my students face is that they come from a low-income/high poverty school district and are presented with many challenges both in and out of the classroom. The least I can do as a teacher, is to provide them with the necessary tools (both physically and mentally) to accomplish their goals. \r\n\r\nMy students yearn for opportunities beyond our rural town, and they know that education is their ticket to explore the world. I want to provide as much as possible for my students while they are with me, to help them obtain their ticket to success.
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At the end of the first quarter our classroom's elmo (which was probably over 5 years old) finally broke. Prior to that we used the Elmo daily. Students benefited from being able to see teacher demonstrations projected on the wall, and they also enjoyed seeing their peers demonstrate content as well. Life without an Elmo was very difficult and a lot of classroom time was wasted trying to accommodate the lack of technology.\r\n\r\nBy donating to our project you will help make classroom technology more efficient, which will increase learning time and have an impact on student success.\r\nMy students will be able to simply focus on the academic material at hand, and not whether classroom technology is going work or not.
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My students need an Elmo for daily note-taking, teacher demonstrations, and student presentations.
| 0 | 1 |
85,275 |
p181611
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219480e5296e63f61ba4b07db9d79970
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Mrs.
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MO
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2016-08-05 23:15:49
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Focused Learners Move More With Flexible Seating
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I have a classroom full of the most wonderful and special Kindergarteners who love learning and being in school every day. \r\nMost of my students live in a very low-income neighborhood that surrounds our small Title 1 school. Many of these students are English Language Learners who speak several languages at home. . Many students have not had any previous school experience or and have limited academic and technological experience. I try to include lots of movement during our time in the classroom. In our classroom we believe in fun, play, laughter, exploring, and being social as we learn. Although they are only five or six years old, the expectations that we have for them are very high. As a class family , we have been reflecting on how to give the students more choice and opportunities that will meet their needs to move.
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Recently, I have noticed that my students have been asking to sit in different locations in our classroom during work time, including my rocking chair, under the table, on the floor, etc. I asked them why they enjoy sitting in these places better. They explained to me that it was more comfortable and they enjoyed being able to move while they are working (by means of rocking, bouncing their feet, stretching out, etc). We began experimenting with a few furniture items I had around my house. I brought in a stability ball, a small trampoline, and some small bean bag chairs. My students loved it, but were disappointed that they had to take turns because we did not have enough flexible seating. I noticed a huge improvement in attention, attitude toward their work and behavior. \r\nResearch has shown that flexible seating in the classroom leads to healthier kids. The Hokki stools, balance boards, wobble cushions will provide students with the choice of seating that will allow them to be comfortable and active. With an increase in attention problems in our schools, having the opportunity to be active in our classroom is very important. The new furniture will allow our students to be continuously active for the time they are in our classroom each day. This will not limit them to being active only during PE and recess. The bean bags will be used everyday in our learning as we choose our seating and as we line up and during classroom transitions. \r\n
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My students need alternate seating in the classroom to allow them to be active during the day and find a space that they feel most comfortable in. We need wobble cushions, Hokki stools and balance boards.
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28,525 |
p158365
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3c94165e0b369acbbdc819612e4f2614
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-11-22 11:28:48
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Who Needs Technology For Reading? We Do!
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I have a wonderful class of hard working students. I teach special\neducation children in a Title 1 school in Oklahoma where 100 percent receive free or reduce breakfast and lunches. I teach kindergarten through third grade. \nBecause they are all on various academic areas, I find it very challenging but rewarding when seeing growth in their reading level. I am very proud of my students and feel very honored in being in a school that promotes such a positive learning environment.
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Student will be using tablets to incorperate our Lexia reading program. This program is a research based individual program which is shown to significantly increase reading skills. Without access to computers, we are unable to use this program. Right now I have one computer and one iPad and this is not enough for all my students to work on this important reading program.\r\nYour generous donation to our project will significantly improve our students academic achievement.\r\nThe addition of technology would give my students much needed practice in all\r\nacademics areas including phonics, math, and writing. Any interaction with updated technology will increase their literacy as well as their desire to learn.
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My students need 2 iPads minis so that we will have enough\r\ntablets to work on reading programs that will help increase\r\nreading skills.
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60,914 |
p122514
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0e25d7af50ce9ebae11233612d77358b
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Ms.
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TX
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2016-12-13 11:17:08
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Ipads = Yes!\r\nIpad Cases = Need :)
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First grade students at our little school are from all over and we Love that! Over 50% of our students are transfer students. We might be a little school nestled in the middle of a beautiful neighborhood, but our voice is loud and respected. \r\n\r\nOur 1st grade students enjoy the warmth of our quaint school that has ceiling tiles painted by former students, artwork of all students displayed on every possible space in the hallways, and music pouring out of the classrooms during center or brain break time.\r\n\r\nThe homeowners association of our school neighborhood generously donated enough money this year to provide us a brand new butterfly garden. \r\n\r\nIt is quite an honor to work here.\r\n
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Yay! Yippee! Awesome! We will soon be receiving new ipads for our 1st grade little guys. The first grade team couldn't be more excited.\r\n Some schools are equipped with latest technology for students, our school is small so our new technology trickles in a little here and there. \r\nThe ipads are on the way, but cases couldn't be supplied. That's why this project is in motion. I want all the students to enjoy the ipads and feel comfortable using them everyday. \r\nWe will need 5 ipad mini cases and 5 ipad air cases to keep them in good working shape for all to use.
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My students need tablet covers for our soon to arrive new technology!
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38,013 |
p051296
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f69cf559e5188f2c9f73b3778dca0652
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Mrs.
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UT
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2016-09-01 09:16:28
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Video Modeling: Each Child a Star.
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I am blessed to be able to work with children who are coming out of early intervention into preschool. I am a Speech and Language Teacher who works between 2 preschool classrooms. The children in my classes vary in their abilities, both academically and in their communication. Some children are not yet verbally speaking. Some have articulation errors. Some find difficulties in communication because they are on the Autism spectrum. Some have difficulty with formulating language in both syntax and semantics. \r\nI encompass the motto \"Every Child, Every Day\" in my classroom, I believe that every child should be given the best opportunity to learn and achieve every day. I feel that a vital component in achieving is having the appropriate visuals to both reinforce and teach valuable skills.
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Video modeling is an evidenced based practice that has proven to be especially effective in teaching skills to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Those students with autism are more likely to learn from a video of a skill or interaction that is being performed by another person. For example if the student needs to learn the routine of coming in and hanging up their coat, they are more likely to learn this by repeatedly watching that skill performed by someone else on video. Those in the classroom that do not have autism can also benefit by visually having their actions reinforced and by building the vocabulary and communication skills that are needed in the video creating process. Right now with the one iPad that we have it has proven impossible to effectively capture and create the teaching of all skills throughout the day. This really limits the exposure that some of our students are receiving to their education.\r\nThrough video modeling, I would love to see each student communicating at their most optimal level. I believe that these two iPads would be one step in the right direct for our students. My long term goal would be to have a total of six iPads between the two classes.
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My students need a iPad mini so that they can benefit from the evidence based practice of Video Modeling Therapy.
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9,134 |
p106649
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2892a36bb97f0213bcbe9ae95528be69
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Mrs.
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MI
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2016-11-03 09:32:52
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Bouncing Bands for Everyone!
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I teach technology at a Title I school in Michigan where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast, lunch, and a healthy snack. \r\n\r\nI see on average 150 students per day in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. While reaching as many as 700 students year round. Their love for learning and the smiles on their faces are just a few of the many things I love about my job. Anytime I can bring just an ounce of joy to their somewhat hectic lives makes every day worthwhile for me.
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My students recently went to another classroom and noticed the different seating options. When we returned back to our classroom, students asked if we could get the flexible seating that the other classroom had. One student mentioned \"I want more comfortable seats so that if I need to wiggle I can, but not distract others.\" This inspired me to request flexible seating for my students to help them focus but also stay active. In computer classroom, students are not always moving around. Sitting still is very challenging for long periods of time. I would like to enhance their learning experience while providing them opportunities for flexible seating while they are learning. Studies have shown that physical movement enhances brain and emotional development. It is with this understanding that I create as many opportunities as I can to promote opportunities for movement for my students.\r\n\r\nGiving students different seating opportunities like Hokki stools, bouncy bands, and balance balls to best fit their needs will also give them a greater chance at success in the academic setting.\r\n\r\nMy students will be utilizing the requested materials throughout the day, which will positively affect their overall health and well being. Students need opportunities to move for at least 60 minutes a day, and with the flexible seating, this can easily be accomplished. Students are comfortable, students are moving, and students are learning. This is a win-win all the way around!
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My students need 37 Bouncy Bands for their chairs to help them wiggle and move during computer work. My students have requested flexible seating options to maximize learning.
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147,409 |
p215589
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0b9930f3f0ac52e7cb7afede756516e8
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Ms.
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LA
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2016-08-01 11:22:30
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Special Needs
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Mathematics, Special Needs
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Active Seating
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My 1st graders are from a rural area in southeast Louisiana. We are in a brand new building with very limited supplies. Many students as well as myself are new to this school and we are in need of so many things! Organization is essential to any elementary classroom. My goal is to obtain materials to stay organized throughout the year and help my students to become organized and independent little ones. Every little bit donated would be greatly appreciated!
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These wobble stools and bouncing seats are a great thing for any elementary classroom! They will keep all students, especially those with ADHD active and moving without distracting themselves and others during instructional time. I hope these will be an amazing addition to my classrooms to keep my little ones moving and engaged in learning at the same time. \r\nMany students have so much trouble focusing because hey need to move, but they are always forced to sit still or stop wiggling. These innovative seats are made with these students in kind to make the classroom a more comfortable and accepting place!
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My students need these wobble stools and bouncy seats to keep active in the classroom! these will not only help children with ADHD to remain active and engaged, but all my students!
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21,639 |
p101667
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60da16b6ad11917e944c095cf440c201
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Ms.
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WI
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2016-11-11 13:47:49
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Grades PreK-2
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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BackPacks Keeping us Organized
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My students are early childhood learners in K4 classrooms. They attend a very culturally diverse school in the inner city of Milwaukee, WI. Our school ranges from K3 through 8th grade, with roughly five hundred students. \r\nEach child comes to school eager and ready to be challenged and learn on a regular basis. Unfortunately, due to budgeting, we have lost funds, and it has taken a toll on our classroom materials and resources. Regardless of the money, the students themselves are worth every cent. \r\n
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The donation of backpacks for all of my students will the gift of a new backpack to help them stay organized and prepared throughout the school year. It will allow them to get all of their materials to and from school in a safe and secure fashion. \r\nThe backpacks will imporve their lives by allowing them to have the necessary materials needed for school, and avoid the use of plastic grocery store bags. These will bring huge smiles to their faces as the children have a clean and dry way to get their schoolwork, as well as their important communication papers home throughout all of the weather elements.
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My students need a new backpack to help them stay organized and prepared throughout the school year.
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43,907 |
p197339
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74e9a03fe8185c544b361df6da4fa94b
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-07-11 15:21:33
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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IPads for Our Classroom Pad! Part 2
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My students are amazing! They come to school prepared to learn and try their best to achieve our high expectations every day. Our school is located in a low income area with most students receiving free or reduced price lunch. Most of my students have limited resources outside of school, so school may provide their only chance to experience enriching activities. \r\nMy goal every year is to create an environment that is warm, safe and welcoming while maintaining a fun, creative learning atmosphere.
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Having two iPads would provide my students with technology and unlimited resources to encourage new reading and math skills. The students in my room will use the iPads to work on their alphabet letters, letter sounds, high frequency words, and mathematical concepts. We will also use the iPads for individual work as well as small group instruction. The iPads will facilitate each student's learning style at a differentiated pace. Having these tools would maximize student-learning interest and maintain student attention and focus.\r\n\r\nKnocking down barriers with technology will help my students get the resources that are necessary for their success. This is very important for my students because they will be learning the basic skills necessary to be able to read and write fluently to become successful readers and authors. They will also use these tools to increase and support their math abilities. This will provide them with the foundation they need to be successful for the rest of their learning careers.
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My students need 2 iPad minis with cases to protect the iPads.
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97,197 |
p236547
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3d6832e21109777c93b5c847cedddd60
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Mrs.
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AZ
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2016-06-15 18:10:44
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Special Needs
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Mathematics, Special Needs
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Bringing Mathematics to life with Technology.
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Approximately 700 unique 7th and 8th graders attend my middle school. We are a diverse population with a variety of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and academic strengths. 74% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch, 1 in 7 of our students receives special education services, and 16 different languages are spoken on our campus. While every student is one-of-a-kind, all students share the desire and enthusiasm to experience their education through current technology tools. Many of our students come from technology-poor environments, and it has become clear that it is the school's responsibility to support students in becoming ready for the technology requirements of higher education and the workplace.
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My class consists of 7th grade Math students who don't have much technology in their lives, by giving them the opportunity to learn how to work a 3D printer for the purpose of Mathematics it will show how math is used in their everyday lives. My class has a population of special needs students who understand better with hands on objects rather then paper and pencil, the printer will give them a new outlook on how math can be fun and creative. \r\nThis project will give students a better appreciation for math, and how it is shaping the world we live in.
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My students need a 3D printer to give them more hands on Math experiences with shapes and dimensions.
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33,039 |
p131615
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e085dd34640c8812c710b9c58ba95dbb
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Teacher
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FL
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2016-10-06 17:34:24
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science
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Supplies for the Bull's
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As a new Biology Research teacher in high school, I feel obligated to open the doors of modern science to my students. We all felt amazed the first time we saw all those living creatures swimming freely in pond water. My students are equally amazed every time they work with real tools and real specimens. \r\n\r\nThe \"Bull-Nation\" is comprised of the students at our school, their families, and our school proud staff. I am very lucky to work with the students because they show me every day how far we can go when we put adversity aside and we focus on the well being of our families. One of the many adversities my students face is lack of resources and lack of real specimens. My students live in the 21st century outside of school, but when they walk in school they travel back hundreds of years of scientific discovery and equipment.\r\n\r\nMy students like to be part of the real biology work force. They like to dissect, measure, aliquot, and micropippette along with everything else that a real biologist does.\r\n
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My research students have a lot going on while in class. They look at microscope slides, they make short presentations to their classmates among many other fun and educative activities. I want to make them feel empowered of their learning process. I also want them to have a connection with the scientific world outside of their classroom. \r\nFor that reason I am providing them with a sample of the tools needed to conduct research in high school. Many projects await them and I am exited about the prospect of their work. My students have great potential and these tools will allow them to express all of their scientific potential.
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My students need school supplies to have a more hands on experience in class.
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136,412 |
p148284
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b3de32ea59625d635b5ca0fc70060216
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Mr.
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CA
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2017-01-29 22:28:57
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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ROBOTICS and PROGRAMMING @ Cougar Country !!!!!!!!
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I teach mathematics at an inner city school located in South Los Angeles. The demographics of the school is approximately 80% Hispanic, 16% African American, and 4% a mix of other sub-groups. Its entire population receives free breakfast and lunch which means these students live under the poverty threshold. Also, many of my students come from single parent household whose only role models they see are educators like myself. \r\nITS TIME TO BRING FUN ELECTIVES OR CLUBS TO COUGAR COUNTRY!\r\nEveryday that my students walk into my classroom, I can see that they want to better themselves. They want to be successful in life and provide for their love ones. School and my classroom is the place where my students can accomplish or work toward their dreams. I know that I am helping them pave their path for a successful future. \r\n
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Recently, our school's \"Leadership Class\" conducted a survey were they asked students to name an elective class or club that they would like to see in our school. Approximately, 75% of the students answered \"Robotics\" or \"Gaming\". Is a fact that by offering classes that students enjoy, students are more likely to stay in school and/or get a degree in a course that they took as an elective.\r\nSince I teach mathematics, I want to bring robotics and programing as an elective at Cougar Country. In many occasions, students ask me \"Mr. Ledezma, when am I going to use this (math) in real-life\", even though I try to explain my response, students do not see how mathematics is connected to our daily lives. \r\nIf I get enough funding , I would have the opportunity to teach robotics and programing as an club/elective, I would be making mathematics more enjoyable for my students. I would also be helping my students develop 21st century skills such as; collaboration, technology literacy, oral communication, written communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. These skills will give my students the necessary tools needed in order to succeed in learning, work, and life.\r\nElective classes such as robotics and programming, can help my students seek his or hers hidden talents, interests, or hobbies that then enjoy. And maybe in the near future, I can develop a robotics program that many students can enjoy at Cougar Country.\r\n
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My students need 3 Lego Mindstorms Education EV3 core set to explore the field of robotics and programming.
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37,487 |
p049119
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811fd8ab8d3864a0ba8ac706904daf0a
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Mrs.
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IL
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2016-12-27 18:24:03
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Foreign Languages, Literature & Writing
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Help Bring Collaborative Group Projects to Oakdale!
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My students are our future! Si, se puede and YES...I can do this!!! These are the phrases I love to hear from my students mouths and they are also the phrases that motivate me to push myself further as an educator and challenge them to reach their fullest potential.\r\n\r\nMy students are dual language students and are working hard on mastering skills in both English and Spanish. These students come from a Title I school and are also low income.
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I am a fourth grade Spanish dual language teacher at Oakdale Elementary School in Waukegan, IL. \r\n\r\nMy students would really benefit from having opportunities to interact and collaborate with one another. \r\n\r\n However, our classroom does not have much table space so this is why I am asking for two tables where students would be given more of an opportunity to collaborate and work with each other.\r\n\r\nLearning two languages at the same time is very difficult and requires a lot of conversational skills/interactions with each other. Having more space for students to move around to as they are working on higher level order thinking projects would really benefit them!
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My students need an environment where they can work collaboratively and desks limit their opportunities to complete group activities. This is why I am asking for some tables where students can work together.
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23,167 |
p071557
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2d4c3f7a9c362c4052706a4ad0559660
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Teacher
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CA
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2016-11-09 13:19:14
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Art and Literature to Inspire All
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I work in the general education classrooms with 3 different language arts teachers. We have a wide range of students. I am the special educator in the classroom co-teaching along side my general education teachers. I typically have 4-10 students in each classroom that has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). The students I am responsible for have disabilities. They learn through a multi-modality approach: visual, auditory and kinesthetic approach. All students in the general education class benefit from doing project based learning.\r\n Our job is to work collaboratively in the general education environment. We have many students that speak another language rather than English since we are 11 miles from the Mexican border. We also have students ranging in intellectual ability in all our classes. We mainstream our students, rather than track them. We work in an integrated, inclusive environment.\r\n \r\n \r\n
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Our students need art integrated into the literature to make the experience meaningful and memorable. Writing about a character, setting or pulling a line from a book and then connecting it with a drawing or painting helps you to connect with that book. It also improves critical thinking skills when you draw or paint. \r\n The students can use art as the inspiration for a fable or poem they write. Art brings the literature alive. We will remember a book or an activity by doing a project. The students with disabilities are included in general education classes at our school and this is a great way for my students and myself to fit in the general education classes. All students enjoy doing the art projects!\r\n The students will be reading a novel about WWII and they will paint a cup from the concentration camp and personalize it. This was the only personal object they were allowed to keep in the camp. We will be using the Chinese/Japanese brush painting method to paint our cups and we will pull a line from the book to remember who's cup this was. This is an example of one of the novel projects we will do.
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My students need to use a multi-modality, project based approach to learning.
| 0 | 0 |
76,690 |
p248314
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efccebda12db4c6e385b19e5ee9bff68
|
Ms.
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NJ
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2016-11-28 18:52:56
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Making Math Meaningful in Middle School!
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My goal for students in my class this year is to increase their achievement in mathematics while engaging them with state of the art instructional techniques and the very latest in technology.\r\n \r\nOur school is located in NJ and has been described by the media variously as the \"poorest city in the US\" and/or \"the most dangerous city in America.\" 96% of our students are classified as economically disadvantaged; 16% have special needs.\r\n\r\nIn spite of these and other challenges, the students in our school continue to shine! They are resilient! Our students are hard-working, enthusiastic and love to explore new concepts. If given the right materials and a little guidance, they will excel! \r\n\r\n
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We will use these Chromebooks in math centers and for small group activities, with applications and content that will target specific mathematical skill sets. Learning centers allow teachers to facilitate differentiated instruction by grouping learners in very specific ways. In today's classrooms, with an emphasis on tailoring individual instruction to each student, centers are used to allow students to practice and apply strategies that have been taught or modeled during whole class instruction. \r\n\r\nDue to the economic challenges faced by many of our students, they do not always have access to technology at home.\r\n\r\nWith these Chromebooks, we will start exploring the vast learning and informational resources that are available; this will make them independent thinkers who can take charge of their own learning. This project will improve my classroom because my students will be engaged in rigorous math activities, games, and projects in a more meaningful and enjoyable learning environment. \r\n
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My students need Chromebooks to enhance their understanding of mathematics in an interactive manner.
| 4 | 1 |
108,515 |
p175900
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3bd25065be7d9ad97031835238fcf5b4
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Mrs.
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WI
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2016-07-07 00:19:55
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science
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Inspiring Minds to Construct Testable Science Investivations
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Students in my science classes are high achievers who have placed into Honors Biology their freshman year of high school. Many of my students are taking multiple Honors classes, and participate in extracurricular activities. \r\n\r\nMy students are highly motivated, curious, and eager to test their hypotheses. They want to be academically challenged, and enjoy learning about science. Students participate in a semester research project during the first half of the school year wherein they write a scientific research paper concerning a topic of their choice. Some students present the results of their study at a research conference in Spring that is held at a local University.
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Throughout the school year, my science students construct testable hypotheses and carry out investigations that they design. Students are given the freedom to test variables that they are interested in learning more about; however, some students are not sure where to begin. A class subscription to Science World Scholastic Magazine will provide my students with relatable science stories that may spark an idea in their mind concerning what to further investigate. The subscription will also allow me to scaffold student learning, regarding how to cite, organize, and present the results of a scientific investigation. Each student will practice citing articles. Student groups will practice presenting articles to the class. \r\n\r\nI want students to think critically about information that is presented to them in text, and in presentation; therefore, students will present their laboratory designs, results, and analysis to their peers. Classmates then critique the work that is presented to them. A class subscription to Science World will provide each student with the footing needed to confidently carry-out and present a group-designed investigation to the class.
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My students need Science World Scholastic Magazine to help them construct testable hypotheses that are interesting to them, and to help students build science background knowledge in a fun and informative way through reading the articles.
| 2 | 1 |
28,123 |
p005810
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28c0711ad3d51fe399a69c6312a211d5
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Ms.
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MD
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2016-06-13 18:31:02
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Working Together: An Easel for Shared, Engaging Learning
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My future students will be a class of 22 kindergartners in Anne Arundel county in Maryland. Our school focuses on a PYP curriculum which emphasizes hands on experimental learning. Kindergarten is an important and exciting year for these students who will be beginning school for the first time. \r\nThese students have a passion for learning and work hard to extend their child like curiosity to their academics in the classroom. In our classroom we will work diligently to better understand the world around us through our many interests as a diverse class.
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Student time on the carpet allows them to have a more close knit learning environment to work on phonics, reading, writing, and math activities. \r\nIf students have access to an easel when on the carpet, they will be able to work with me and their classmates to complete morning messages, participate in hands on math and phonics work, and shared reading activities. Students can then take a more active role in participating with lessons on the carpet. The storage aspect of this easel will also mean that not one important instructional minute is wasted locating materials and students will have access to everything they need. \r\n\r\n
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My students need an easel and pocket chart holder for interactive, engaging learning time on the carpet.
| 1 | 1 |
39,373 |
p232334
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b286d7576a031aeabd82823f6906b735
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-01 00:00:06
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Tools for Success!
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My students come to school everyday with a positive attitude and are ready to learn. They greet me at the door with a smile and shake my hand. My students come from low income families. Several of my students can't afford to purchase school supplies. I want to have the materials needed for my students to be successful. \r\nI want to inspire my students to achieve their goals and dreams! I want to show my students that anything is possible, all they have to do is try!
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My students come from low income homes. The do not have all the tools and materials most students have. The class set of books will allow all of us to read the same novel at the same time. Many 3rd graders are afraid to even pick up a chapter book. By having a class set of books the students and I will be able to read the chapter books together and learn how exciting they can be! \r\nI believe that books are an important tool to help students excel in all aspects of their lives! These materials will allow the students to progress in reading, writing, math, science, and history! The set of white boards will allow them to discover learning in a whole new way. The crayons and markers will bring their assignments to life! I am so excited to see my student's faces when they get the tools they need to succeed!
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My students need a class set of This or That Animal Debate: A Rip-Roaring Game of Either/Or Questions, Little House in the Big Woods, and Runaway Ralph to practice reading. Other supplies are needed for learning.
| 0 | 1 |
25,415 |
p127606
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3acdb7f402b0e4b07d4d5b07d6bcb934
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Mrs.
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PA
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2017-03-29 15:41:11
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Mathematics
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Keeping Our Materials Organized!
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My classroom is made up of a combination of both regular education and learning support students. Many of my students come from underprivileged homes, and most of them do not have computer access. When my students get to use computers or other technological tools throughout their day at school they light up with excitement. You can't help but get excited with them. Technology helps make learning so much more fun for the students. My students are very special to me. I want them to have the foundation they need to be successful in today's world. Technology is a huge part of our everyday lives. This project is a small step in giving them the tools they need to thrive.
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Third grade is a time that students are learning to become more independent and stay organized. The materials I am hoping for to acquire in this project will help them to take charge of their materials. \r\n\r\nIn my classroom I split my students into six teams. These teams work together throughout the year on different projects, assignments, or stations. During these times they are required to use various materials and supplies. When working in these teams materials often get misplaced. These bins will allow the teams to keep their materials in one organized place. This will help them to constantly be aware of their learning tools and to be prepared.
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My students need to have a place to store their materials.
| 4 | 1 |
63,414 |
p050182
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16d059d1c737ea233b7073d2dd6391a4
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Mrs.
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OK
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2017-04-13 11:18:36
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Presenting with Giant Post-its
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98% or so of my students, which are primarily Hispanic, are on Free and Reduced Lunch. Coming from the inner city neighborhoods, they deal with life situations that I can hardly imagine; and with that comes socioeconomic barriers that often hold my students back.\r\n\r\nStudents from all backgrounds need to be able to reference the material they are learning. We hope that students know how to take the notes that best work for them, but everyone needs a quick reference from time to time.\r\n\r\nBut when many of my students come from the rough neighborhoods they live in, when they come in from having worked an eight-hour shift the night before, when they come to school hungry and sleepy, having the anchor charts that either they have created or that I have helps them recall what it is they are supposed to know.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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In previous years, I have used anchor charts to display needed material throughout the year in preparation for the end-of year exam. I have had students work in small groups to display their work in a presentation-ready format to hang in the classroom and in the hallways. I have used the posters to display classroom information/announcements including, but not limited to, important dates to remember, calculator procedures, and general classroom rules and expectations. With budget constraints in Oklahoma, I have not asked our office staff for these supplies this year, and we have used a lot of recycled paper and other bulletin board-type paper to do the same thing...but it's just not the same.
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My students need poster-size Post-its for anchor charts and groups displays.
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48,402 |
p168866
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890b377b64dc65dcaa7997b0096c6b7f
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Mrs.
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CT
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2016-12-21 10:45:31
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Techno What!?
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I teacher 21 very energetic and enthusiastic kindergarten students. They don't have a lot materialistically, but they have a ton of heart, potential, and did I mention energy? Their families and I try very hard to provide them with the best inside and outside of school.\r\nMy students always get so excited when they are able to work independently. They love to share what they know and when they are mastering something such as letter identification, and decoding words in text. \r\n
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Technology is such an integral part of the world today that it is so incredibly important for students of all ages and backgrounds to have access to. Unfortunately when finances are an issue it is difficult to provide basic technology to students. \r\nThere are so many incredible resources online that my students would benefit greatly from. When available we use educational videos from youtube, and Brain Pop. We also use Go Noodle, and Cosmic Kids Yoga for beneficial brain breaks. \r\nIf able to project activities on the board the students would be able to actively participate in reading challenges and activities. There are also a lot of great math activities and science and social studies videos they can participate it.
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My students need TECHNOLOGY! Technology is incredibly important in education today. It is used in all aspects of society and it is a disservice that my students aren't able to learn from it and with it.
| 4 | 0 |
67,590 |
p002108
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a3b0ee918fcf0e5c88e3a4b423ddb49c
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Mrs.
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IL
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2016-12-29 11:15:25
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Grades PreK-2
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Accessorize the World of Music
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My students are excited to learn and explore new areas in all their classes. They come from the inner city with many challenges in their neighborhoods and homes to overcome. Some of the students commute long distances to school, by car, or by public transportation. Many walk to school with schoolmates and family members\r\n\r\nThese students are just beginning their education and are full of curiosity, and have minds ready to explore the world. My students need hands on music resources to explore the world of music and connect to real life. The students need to have their world of music expanded with instruments and experiences that challenge and force them to think critically about the world and the music around them.
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Having the set of desktop music stands will allow for the use of music literature while playing an instrument at the student desks. The stands will be used during instrumental music instruction including the recorder and piano keyboard. To help in learning the names of the piano keys, the transparent key stickers will greatly aid in the learning. The students will work with curricula requiring them to reference music texts, sheet music, and music literature while playing the instruments. Students will be able to look up at the music text, keep the correct posture, and hand position and further develop their hand eye coordination. These supplies will allow them to easily access all of the materials.\r\n\r\nMy project will make a difference by allowing the students to explore the real world of music and make critical connections to it as they collaborate while working with the music class content. Our music program is continuing to grow and meet the students needs as music scholars and learners. This grant will help to continue that process and meet their needs.
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My students need desktop music stands and piano keyboard note stickers to access the music curriculum.
| 11 | 1 |
132,268 |
p148363
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62f7146804ffce120e6b025cd85e4a9f
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Ms.
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WY
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2016-08-01 14:51:55
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Still Bouncing Our Way to Health
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I teach in a low-income, high-poverty elementary school in rural Wyoming. Many of my students come from single-parent families and are often faced with challenges in, and out, of the classroom. More and more parents are being laid off and losing their jobs, which creates a stressful home environment. Many of my students are eligible for free or reduced lunch at school and most take advantage of the free breakfast offered. In spite of these overwhelming challenges, they are excited about being at school each day.\r\n\r\nMy students are intelligent, creative, and they absolutely love to read. They are eager to learn and they love to move. They are friendly, talkative, and want to know as much as they can about the world around them.\r\n\r\nWhen they walk through the door of my classroom, they know they are in a safe environment. I focus on what they can do, what they want to do, and what they want to know. My students love it when we dig deep into a topic. I cannot control what happens at home but I can guarantee that when they are in my classroom, it is a safe, positive learning environment.
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My students will be using these ball chairs for balance and stability instead of regular chairs. In a typical classroom, students spend the majority of their time sitting at a desk. My students need to move! We brainstormed how to move and still be at our desks learning. We tried standing, kneeling, and even rocking chairs. The winning idea is ball chairs. These CanDo ball chairs are excellent as they have the ball, for bouncing on, but are still stable and can roll and move around the classroom like regular chairs.\r\n\r\nStudents will exercise while they learn! By using these chairs, my students will get the movement their bodies crave and still be attentive in class. They will be able to focus on what we are learning without depriving their bodies of movement. These chairs will give them exercise throughout the day while they are busy learning.\r\n\r\nI am planning on placing these chairs at each desk and learning location in my classroom. Students will be focused on learning, less tired, and active the entire day. I expect this movement to help my students better engage with the lesson and improve learning.\r\n
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My students need CanDo ball balance chairs instead of regular chairs.
| 19 | 1 |
34,112 |
p221903
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4076514b68ffe3b5b7bb53be73b4b82b
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Ms.
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AZ
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2016-05-22 11:11:55
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Yacker Tracker: a neutral way to keep everyone's earholes sane
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I teach every seventh grade language arts class, from honors/gifted, to special ed inclusion, with joy and respect for the challenge. My school is \"Title I targeted,\" which is an inside baseball way of saying many are on free and reduced lunch, and struggle with poverty, but not quite so many that we actually get much funding to help with it.\r\n\r\nMy kiddos are high energy, and they respond enthusiastically to novelty. Not all of them are crazy about school, or my topic, but I can keep them coming back for more if I keep it fresh. Games, collaboration, music, discussion, and anything where the students are \"doing the chewing\" are how we roll in my class.
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Discussion, group projects, and class game are constants in my class. They're research-based best practices, and they're fun and engaging. The only drawback is they can suddenly turn louder than the most popping nightclub. Kids get excited, and need to talk louder to hear each other, and soon I turn into the Grinch, grumbling about all the \"noise, noise, noise, noise.\"\r\n\r\nThis Yacker Tracker would give them visual and aural feedback to show if they are keeping a reasonable volume level. I can set the decibel level that displays the green \"everything's ok\" light. If class chatter is louder than that, the yellow light glows, signalling they should quiet down. If they go 15 decibels above the set point, the light flashes red and a siren blares until they quiet down again.\r\n\r\nThis feedback is useful because it's objective, and because it's not coming from me. When I'm asking my class to be quieter, I wonder inside if I am just being extra sensitive that day. This is a little robot with no emotions, just measurements. Worse yet, students habituate to my voice and requests and tune me out. Some days I feel like Woody the pull-string cowboy doll, but instead of \"There's a snake in my boot,\" my pull-string phrase is, \"Hey guys, let's be a little quieter, please.\" It works for a few seconds, if at all, and I feel like a nag doing it. No one can accuse a decibel meter of being a nag. \r\n\r\nPlus, it is cute, and my class would look more like Mister Roger's house.\r\n\r\nThe visual timer would help everyone see exactly how long they have to finish an assignment. It would help kids be more self-directed.
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My students need the Yacker Tracker Noise Detector to get stay quieter. It monitors sound, and if the class goes above, it gives light/sound feedback. The timer gives visual feedback.
| 2 | 1 |
32,245 |
p002605
|
cc6e51c12084fd2df5e58ef31bd7f4ab
|
Mrs.
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FL
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2016-05-12 07:29:15
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Little Engineers
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\"Always remember: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.\" A.A. Milne Christopher Robin to Pooh. My biggest challenge is getting my students to believe in themselves. They have seen so much failure over the years they believe they cannot achieve.
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Every day the students in my class and school are faced with many challenges. They struggle academically, emotionally and socially. I have a very unique class that come from extremely diverse backgrounds. Many of my students’ parents work two jobs to make ends meet and do not have the time to work on academics at home. With the ever changing standards, my students have experienced and seen much failure over the years. They no longer believe in their abilities and have almost given up on education. They tend to view school as a place to socialize as opposed to a place to learn and grow. Many of the students believe college is not an option for them and for those that do believe they may go to college they will be the first in their family to attend. Although the students may not believe in themselves, I believe in them and I keep my expectations high for them because I know they can achieve if they just start to believe in themselves and believe that they WILL go to college.
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STEM education has the power to impact all of us. There are many benefits to STEM education and the benefits can be seen as young as 3rd grade. As an educator it is so important to help encourage greatness and success in every student. STEM education allows me to encourage the students to become creative thinkers and problem solvers and it fosters skills that students will use throughout their entire life. STEM helps kids analyze a problem through projects that set up a challenge for them in which they need to brainstorm, build, test, analyze and re-evaluate the challenge/solution. As my school continues to build a STEAM lab, we want to be able to encourage the students throughout the way to pursue a career in the STEM field and help them to see that college is absolutely an option and possible for them. This can be done by making the classroom more like the real world.
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If we want students to act more like scientists and engineers then we need to give them the tools to do so. Although lab coats and aprons may not seem like a big deal to adults, to elementary students it helps make them feel more important and professional. Dressing for the part helps them to take their education more seriously and also gets the students thinking about what they really want to do in life. At my school, teaching students about possibilities is imperative to success.
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My students need lab coats and aprons to wear in their STEAM lab which will hopefully help to encourage the students to pursue a career in engineering.
| 1 | 1 |
128,135 |
p230561
|
4aac75d7dca2b5dc38711b8e13f55f9d
|
Ms.
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CA
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2016-05-28 13:02:31
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Applied Learning
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Literacy, Other
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Building a Better Listener
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My students are eager learners who lose focus when not challenged enough. The boys and girls love to have hands on games on projects which encompass their need for movement creativity and science. We are an inner city public school in a high poverty area. We have limited resource for suplimental supplies needed to promote engagement. My students love to create projects using their imagination. My learn best when they are able to take an active part in their learning, Through creativity and problem solving.
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The donation of head phone will allow my students to maintain their focus during our computer time . The students will be use the heads during independent work time as well. We have daily computer lesson called Lexia Core 5. The students are required to work independtly and on their own levels. This process encompasses 30 minutes of our day ,and is virtually impossible if everyone does not have a working comfortable headphones. We have tried the earbuds , an they proved to be uncomfortable , and to fragile for first graders. The ear buds were also hard to store and keep clean. \r\n \r\n
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My students need sturdy head phones that are comfortable and not easily broken to use during our computer time , listening center and while reading our ebooks.
| 37 | 0 |
9,034 |
p193998
|
5728f824f4ba346bbf090e31b346230c
|
Mrs.
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OK
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2016-09-14 15:25:01
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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\"Say, Say, Oh Clay-mate!\"
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They say that having the arts in schools helps students to be successful in learning the basics. In many areas, art helps students achieve a well-rounded education. What is awesome is that at the very least, art guides students in self-expression which is an important positive attribute to learn. In Oklahoma schools, we are dealing with extreme budget cuts this year. Some arts programs have been slashed and many teachers have lost their positions. The arts programs that remain have had their budget funding cut for this year. \r\n\r\nHow can students achieve their highest ability in self-expression when the sky is NOT the limit? My students are eager to learn and love new art processes! They are willing to try unknown methods for making art. It is amazing what they can come up with in my class given opportunity. I am asking for the materials for this project so my students can experience more ways they can produce art. With this experience, my students will know there is more than one way to complete a still-life project.\r\n \" Children want the same things we want -to laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted!\"\r\n -Dr. Seuss
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My students practice drawing still-life art in 3rd Grade for much of the year. From flowers in vases to bowls of fruit and even by stacking on our tables anything we have available in the classroom (including a shoe), we will be drawing everything in sight! We will draw from observation the whole year.\r\nIs there a better way to learn about still-life than from your very own clay vase? With the clay from this grant, my students would be able to make a unique clay vase to use in their very own still-life project! The glazes will let my students personalize their vases. The cones will help the firing process in the kiln. Having quality materials to make this project will ensure my students can keep their vases for years to come!
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My students need to be able to experience new, intriguing ways to make art. They are delighted when they can use new materials. We have a kiln just waiting to be used!
| 0 | 0 |
123,076 |
p229498
|
c7140ebb24fd8259d4506a1d17bde932
|
Ms.
|
IL
|
2016-11-22 10:43:15
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Active Body, Active Mind! Flexible Seating in 1RS.
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My classroom consists of 24 very active, unique, and healthy students and while I am very fortunate to be teaching at a school that is committed to trying new things for the benefit of the students, coming up with the money to do so is an issue. \r\nEach individual student in my classroom is unique and special. \r\nMy students come in excited to learn, and ready to try their best each and every day. I want to do what I can to give my students everything they need in order to be the best they can be, so they can continue to learn, and continue to love school.
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Having different seating options in the classroom will allow my students to better be focused on their work. Research has found that some of the immediate benefits of flexible seating include burning more calories, using up excess energy, improving metabolism, increased motivation and engagement, creating a better oxygen flow to the brain, and improving core strength and overall posture. \r\n\r\nIt's no surprise that physical activity is linked to higher academic performance, better health, and improved behavior. Studies also suggest that 'children who participate in short bouts of physical activity within the classroom have more on-task behavior, with the best improvement seen in students who are least on-task initially.'\r\n\r\nOverall, flexible seating in my classroom will help students continue to do their best work. It will help to eliminate the distraction of feeling the need to move, and allow students to move and focus at the same time. I look forward to the increased productivity that these seating options will bring to our classroom!
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My students need different seating options that would allow them to 'get their wiggles out' while learning at the same time. Movement helps stimulate the brain which then aids in learning.
| 0 | 1 |
164,853 |
p110906
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ef6eb7d858e64104fe762e8ae9cb0d6b
|
Ms.
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NY
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2016-07-08 09:40:00
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Organization is Key!
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My second grade students live in a low-income urban neighborhood in Manhattan. They are smart and creative and need some supplies in order to achieve their highest potential. They are sweet, adorable kids who are very hard-working.\r\n\r\nMy students carry a lot of weight on their shoulders every day. Many of them live in neighboring shelters and projects. They need various supplies in order to be successful this school year in second grade. We use supplies daily for learning and to create hands-on, engaging projects.
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My students need some supplies to help them get organized. I teach in a very low-income area and I do not like making the parents purchase many supplies. The planners will be used every day for my students to write down their homework and keep track of assignments due. The heavy duty folders are for their homework. We need strong, durable folders that will last all year. The colored folders will be used for all subjects: reading, writing, math, social studies, and science. \r\n\r\nThese materials will help my students learn to be more organized. They will use all of the materials daily to help stay organized and keep track of their work across all subject areas.\r\n
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My students need heavy duty plastic folders, colored folders, composition books, and planners.
| 1 | 1 |
109,877 |
p060525
|
40cbc914a2489ccfaa4c5dfb34cf0a68
|
Ms.
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NC
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2016-05-26 09:11:17
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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iLearn with iPads
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\"Wow, Ms. G! That is SO COOL!\" the students said in unison when I showed them how to use an app called ShapeQuest to bring paper to life! The augmented reality app we were using was blowing their mind, but it took them no time at all to master using it! \r\n\r\nMy students come from a neighborhood where technology is hard to come by. Our students are all economically disadvantaged, and do not have the same opportunities as other students in their city. Because of this, exposure to technology and the outside world has to be a part of the school curriculum. While the school has bought some devices for our second grade teachers to share, we still need cases to protect these devices so students for years to come can have the same experiences as our current students.
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Students will use the iPad in a variety of ways. Apps like Educreations and Show Me will be used to show solution strategies and students can record themselves explaining how they solved problems. GoogleDocs and Google Slides will allow students to synthesize their reading and share information about what they've read and researched. They will practice word problems using Thinking Blocks, and use other apps to practice skills as well. Websites like DreamBox and Raz-Kids will be used to differentiate to target specific skills for individual students. \r\n\r\nThese cases will allow students to responsibly use technology and transform the way they engage with mathematics each and every day.\r\nThe students will be motivated to complete their work, and they will build on 21st Century skills that will impact their learning for the rest of their education.
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My students need OtterBox iPad cases to protect the iPads the school has purchased.
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123,266 |
p081421
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4ea9f85d6d6a8ba4199499e4df0d51fd
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Ms.
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MA
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2016-09-17 15:42:40
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports, Special Needs
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Health & Wellness, Special Needs
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Classroom Furniture for Active Learners.
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My classroom is home to a diverse group of learners, not only is that diversity apparent in the different countries represented but also in the economic circumstances. Many of my students come from households below the poverty line and depend on me to help them with materials and supplies. We spend a great deal of time at the beginning of the year learning empathy and understanding, which helps us to all work together towards one common goal improving our education.
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The balance ball chairs and mats will provide opportunities for movement and mindfulness throughout the school day. \r\nFourth graders need to move throughout the day, otherwise for many they become distracted and unable to learn.\r\nThe materials I have requested will allow opportunities for student movement. The ball chairs will allow students to move as needed at their desks while still participating in class. The mats will replace our classroom rug area and become a place not just to sit but a welcoming spot to practice short mindfulness exercises.\r\n\r\nThese items will provide a healthy and wonderful learning environment for my students as well as decrease behavioral problems due to sitting in hard unforgiving chairs.
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My students need balance ball chairs for movement throughout the day.
| 1 | 1 |
54,380 |
p033923
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c5126e778816d5d5b8873a55dce71a92
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Mrs.
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WV
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2016-08-27 10:22:05
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Early Development, Literacy
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** Help Us Buy New Books for our Classroom **
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My students this year are very hard working, work well with one other and all love to read. Most of my children are still seven years old, but a few have turned eight and even a few are nine. \r\n\r\nEach student brings their own unique strengths, weaknesses, needs and dreams to the class and they all have the dream of becoming a better reader this year. My children come from a variety of home and family situations and are all on different learning levels. Some of my students do not have appropriate reading material at home.\r\n\r\n
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These materials will help my students tremendously! I have selected books that are of great interest to 2nd graders and are on a variety of levels. \r\n\r\nMy students absolutely love to read but I need materials that are on their various levels. I have so many different levels of readers, that I could use some help purchasing materials that will appeal to them all and be on a level they can read. I have selected materials for students that are emerging/beginning readers, below level readers and on level readers. I already have materials for those that are ready for more challenging books.\r\n\r\nWe have Daily 5 Reading Time each day and they love to read to themselves or with a buddy. These leveled readers would help them be able to select a book that they can actually read with confidence! That really boosts their self esteem and makes them want to read even more! \r\n\r\nThank you for any help you can give us!
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My students need reading books that are tailored for their own reading levels and interests. For example, the Henry and Mudge series in my wish list is specifically geared towards 2nd graders.
| 2 | 1 |
58,293 |
p201703
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e0b2f618053518f24790c7fd0264e302
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Ms.
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MA
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2017-03-29 16:34:53
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Other
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Getting Our Wiggles Out
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My students are an inspiration to me every day. Their hard work and dedication to learning is admirable. The challenges they face outside of the classroom and the way they over come them makes me want to give them more than I can imagine. About 50% of my students are English Language Learners coming from all around the world. I teach in a low-income school and all students receive free breakfast and lunch. I want to continue giving these students a positive and cheerful environment to come to every day.
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Staying focused is not always easy for students. They may be trying their best, but they are focusing more on trying to stay in their chair than on the lesson. With flexible seating, the students will be able to wiggle around, but still stay focused on the lesson. My students are constantly standing and moving their chairs around because they have so much energy. I use brain breaks to get them up and moving, although this does not always help them settle down. \r\nI am excited to see these chairs in action! I feel that they will be very beneficial for my students and will help them to stay engaged.
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My students need flexible seating to stay focused and engaged in our learning.
| 1 | 1 |
53,043 |
p202545
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7f23f83a4d1c5bb1834d482a98949114
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Ms.
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OK
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2016-12-05 18:59:11
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Basic Supplies for Extraordinary Learning
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My students are motivated, full of life, and love reading high interest pieces. They enjoy all of the typical teenage activities along with some that are unique to our area like farming, roping, and others that keep them outside. My students work very hard to achieve the rigorous testing goals that are set for them at the beginning of the year. They believe that they are capable of anything! Due to state budget issues, we will not be getting new textbooks to correlate with our new language arts standards. By donating, you are keeping valuable literary experiences in my rural classroom!
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These materials will be used to help students complete assignments in their interactive notebooks. These assignments allow the students to create manipulative study guides for important language arts objectives. Creativity is key with the interactive notebooks. We are at the halfway point of the school year and our supply buckets are near empty! We want to be able to continue these assignments and stay out of the textbooks. Without the supplies, we will be back to answering textbook questions on notebook paper. We love being able to sharpen our skills with fun, exciting, and contemporary assignments that help us study all year long!
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My students need basic supplies to complete interactive notebook assignments for language arts objectives.
| 2 | 1 |
21,607 |
p004858
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5598cc4f58b05096c72d5f1ded4a23be
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Mrs.
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VA
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2016-08-05 11:08:14
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Engaging Minds and Muscles
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My 2nd grade students enter the classroom every morning with big smiles on their face and an excitement for learning. They greet me with a hug, high five, or a fist pump. My goal is for them to know they are loved and safe when they are in my care because many of my students have very uncertain home lives. I teach a very diverse population, ethnically and economically. 40% of my students receive free and reduced lunch. \r\nMy school is one of the highest transient schools in my district. Many of my students are not my students for the whole year. Some students start the school year with me and then suddenly disappear, without notice. Other students come to me during the middle of the year from another school or state. Learning is hard for these students because they aren't sure how long they will get to stay in my classroom. My goal is to make sure I give my students the best learning experience I can while I have them.
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After reading research about the damage sitting can do to our health, I knew it was time to change things in my classroom. This year my students will be using the flexible seating model in our classroom. The stability balls, stability cushions, and standing desks will be used as optional seating and work spaces. My students will be given the choice as to where they learn best. \r\n The different seating options helps me meet my goal of engaging every child, every day. When using the stability balls and cushions, they will be engaging their abs and minds. Standing desks give students who have a hard time sitting the chance to work while standing up. Every student is different and deserves the chance to achieve their full potential in the classroom. The stability balls, stability cushions, and standing desks encourage movement during the day, which is essential for our students' health and fitness.
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My students need stability balls, standing desks, and wobble cushions to be able to move while learning. These items help students engage their muscles while learning.
| 0 | 1 |
180,501 |
p000505
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c180a56140d98a6d4d124d6af8152c8f
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Mrs.
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UT
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2016-08-02 17:56:13
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Outdoor Active
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My students are challenging in ways only a teacher could understand. They are privileged in a way that makes it difficult to reach them. I am constantly trying to find new and innovative ways to engage them in learning. So often if it isn't technology based they tune out saying this is boring!\r\n\r\nI strive to encourage these future leaders to understand there is an important aspect to life that does not include a screen of some sorts. I hope through this grant my students will connect outdoor activities with a wonderful learning experience.
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Students are forgetting how to play! I want to inspire students to use their outdoor time to be active. They need to be taught fun games to involve a lot of people. They need to be taught to engage in team building activities that build friendships. I want to help them foster a life long active mentality that will help this generation combat childhood and adult obesity. There is so much we can do to guide them simply by supplying them with fun and active options. Let's fight against all the screen time they are getting once they go home.
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My students need to be given opportunities to interact actively with people their age.
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34,652 |
p013350
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1bb8b0e7eb7090bbefd4cfc520984bf4
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Ms.
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IN
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2016-08-03 07:55:51
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports, Literacy & Language
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Health & Wellness, Literature & Writing
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Hokki on Down!
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We have a very high mobility rate and rarely have a student that has gone to our building for grades K-6.\r\n\r\nWe are an urban school with a large shelter (homeless and/or domestic violence) population. This means we have students with a massive range of skills and experiences. As a staff, we know that our students can succeed if given the opportunity. We provide a wide range of services including a food, clothing, and school supplies pantry, health care services, and tutoring both during and after school. \r\n
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Can you imagine having to sit at a desk all day without the opportunity to move and be more comfortable? That's what happens to my students most of the time they are at school. At the end of last school year, I opened up my class to let the kids choose where they sat to complete their work, and the results were phenomenal. Their scores increased and their stamina on the assignments was greatly improved. \r\nBy helping me provide these Hokki stools, my students will be able to choose where to sit and what fits for their focus. This will allow them to be able to do their best.
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My students need 6 Hokki Stools to help them stay active while learning.
| 81 | 1 |
20,722 |
p036529
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e0627c2a25a5fbac14fd5a8b364e5aef
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Ms.
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WA
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2017-02-02 12:34:44
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literacy
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Validate my immigrant experience @ the Library
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My students are from everywhere and need books that represent their interests.\r\n\r\nI am the Teacher Librarian for a near inner city high school (grades 9-12) located just outside the city limits of a major city in Washington State. The school campus will be transitioning from three small autonomous high schools to one consolidated campus for next year. We have a very diverse student body with a high poverty level. Approximately 200 of the students are not native English speakers, and approximately 120 students are Special Education students with a wide range of disabilities. We also have a Free and Reduced-price lunch rate of over 80%.
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These are trying times, especially for our undocumented and refugee students who face uncertain times under our current federal government. And while my district has come out with a strong statement of support for ALL students, words in a proclamation are not enough. \r\n\r\nWe need materials that tell the story of immigration, that lift up our students and help them navigate the stormy waters ahead. By purchasing books like American Me : Teens write about the immigrant experience and The Dreamer I can help these students see themselves in literature and feel like they are a part of our community and school. I remain committed to ensuring that all my students, regardless of national origin or immigration status, feel safe, welcomed and respected at school. Our students, all our students are “brilliant, beautiful and brimming with promise and we recognize that they need our protection, advocacy and reassurance now more than ever” (my Superintendent’s words). Help me to that through books that validate their experiences. \r\n
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My students need books that acknowledge their journey to the United States and help explain that journey to others.
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16,772 |
p192249
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4a6eff8f4b591c823f1595d602ac9efd
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Ms.
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WA
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2016-10-03 10:38:30
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Superstar Readers
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First grade is an amazing year for children! It is the time that they transform into readers, writers, mathematicians and scientists! Your support can help them along their journey! \r\n\r\nMy students are amazing people who I have the honor of spending my days with. Within my classroom I have over a dozen languages represented and many cultures. There is so much diversity in terms of family structure, culture, ethnicity and everything! It is an amazing environment to teach in and I learn new things from my students every day. \r\n
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In our school we use Teacher's College Readers' Workshop Curriculum, which means that for 60 minute a day students are reading books at their \"just-right\" developmental level. I am asking for books from many different character sets: \"Ollie\", \"Fancy Nancy\", \"Pet Club\" and more! These books span many different developmental levels and will be used by a range of students throughout the whole year. The reason I am suggesting these texts is because students of this age level gravitate towards these texts because they contain high-interest characters that grow through many different books in the series. These characters become a friendly face in a sea of words and pictures. As a first grade teacher I am looking for books that will \"hook\" my readers and engross them for the whole 60 minutes reading period. I believe that these books will do just that, in fact I believe that with the addition of these books the students will be asking for MORE reading time!\r\n\r\nAnother important part of reading is thinking about reading! The post its will support readers in recording their thoughts and sharing them with others!
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My students need lots of high interest character books in order to spark their love of reading and get them hooked on books!
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87,080 |
p174676
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e5fa6eca6b796002b5770cdf6a4a9975
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Ms.
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TX
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2016-08-07 19:33:46
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Get Your Play On
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I love the diversity at my school because our students come from all around the world.\r\nOur students enter the doors of our school with the biggest smiles because they love learning and growing. For many of our students, school is the safest place they have. They are so happy to be at school because they know it is a place of learning and love. Our students are from Africa, Asia, Mexico and the United States. Our students speak 10 different languages. Ninety-seven percent of our students are receiving free and reduced-price lunches. They do not have many life experiences and technology is very limited at home.
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We have extended our recess this year to 30 minutes. I asked the kids what I could do to make recess more fun for them and they said, \"Please get us balls and things to play with outside.\" The neighborhood where my school is located is not the safest, so for some of our students this the only time they are allowed outside to play. Many of our students don't have money to play competitive sports so this the only time they get a chance to play soccer, football, etc. This social time together is so important, but they need equipment so they can play! They learn how to make teams, follow rules and work together cooperatively.
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My students need sports balls, jump ropes, sand toys, jumping balls, etc. to make recess more active.
| 2 | 0 |
89,634 |
p154413
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1761405333a51aeabbe5efdb21ebd7a3
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Mrs.
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MA
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2017-01-05 18:50:27
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Testing without Technology
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My classroom of first graders is in a urban area, in a district striving to make a lot of positive changes. My classroom is a fun place for exploration, learning and growth. My students spend the year learning how to read, and finding a true love for books. In addition they are developing a love for the basics in math, through manipulative s and exploring. They take pride in their efforts and are willing to take a challenge to further their learning.
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My students will be able to take our curriculum and progress monitoring tests within our classroom. They will not need to go into the computer lab and leave our room to complete their assessments- losing less time transitioning to and from the room and their lessons. We are trying to gear our students up to be ready for grade two, and this will help us do this. These computers will also be able to be used for enrichment for math. Lastly, we will be able to use these to help our ELL students who need to have parts of lessons or assignments read to them.
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My students need technology to allow them to take all needed assessments in our room.
| 0 | 1 |
33,839 |
p168501
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637f234b30d445036292180de3955f2d
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-11-22 10:52:44
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Reading Is Caring, We Need Books for Sharing!
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My students are very special. We are part of a school community where the school is brand new. The school we are a part of started a little over two years ago and my students were the inaugural class here. They are the first group of students to start the school and they are going to be the first class to graduate. \r\nSince this school is a brand new school we are very, very limited in resources. The school is small, which makes for an amazing learning community, but because we are small and new the funding we get is very limited. We are desperately in need of so many supplies and we need your help! \r\n
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Since our school is new and growing our materials are very limited, ESPECIALLY books. A lot of the books we have in our library, the books that students read on a daily basis and go home to be read with their families, are books we have printed out on the computer. We are constantly searching and scrounging around the internet for leveled books to print out so the students can have something to read. \r\nWhat further makes this a problem is the fact that these reading books get put in a reading baggie and each night these books go home with the students to share with their families. We need to stress the connection between reading at home and reading at school and without books for the students to take home we cannot achieve that. The ultimate reading goal is that each night students can take their baggie of books out, sit with a family member, and read together. Sadly, this cannot happen because we barely have any books to send home. Our students need books. We want them to enjoy books, love books, grow from books-both for themselves and with us at school and at home with their families. Please help us out.
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My students need many books for reading between home and school.
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100,449 |
p021663
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40bee8b3e3465deeb2439a303f345852
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Ms.
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NC
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2016-08-22 21:05:28
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Navigating Thru 6th Grade
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I am a 6th grade English Language Arts teacher at a school that services 6-8 grade students. I teach 5 core periods of English Language Arts students. My students are from all economic backgrounds and cultures. We are proud Falcons. My students are deep thinkers and hands-on learners. \r\n\r\nMy students enjoy hands-on and meaningful activities inside and outside of the classroom. They create poems about acceptance, school/community improvement projects, and writings about their hero's. They also are lucky enough to have their own Chromebooks to enhance their learning.
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I plan on completing a novel study using the novel Navigating Early with my students. Students will read as a whole group and independently while answering questions in efforts to apply knowledge gained within the text. Additionally, they will journal about their personal connections to the story as it evolves with in the text. As we read along we will use this novel to practice identify the elements of plot, figurative language, connotative and denotative meaning of word, tone, theme, and word choice. \r\n\r\n I chose this book to connect with a field trip we have planned in the fall to Appalacihain State University in the mountains of NC. I feel this story will show my students that no matter the struggles they have in life that they to can overcome anything.
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My students need 30 novels of Navigating Early to be used as a class set. They also need the audio cd version of the novel for a station.
| 1 | 1 |
119,231 |
p141178
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dff7c4c8d4ead22c65b0b6bc9707be2a
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-08-25 11:44:10
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Learning in Color Makes us Brighter!
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My students are in kindergarten and first grade.\r\nThey have disabilities including but not limited to Autism, specific learning disabilities in both auditory and visual processing delays, developmental delays and speech and language impairments. Our school is located in a rough area of South Los Angeles were the majority of students come from very low income households. They are a great bunch of inquisitive, fun, and diverse learners who need extra support and resources to aide and enrich their learning. \r\n
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In order to enhance my students' academic and social abilities, my classroom needs many tools. One of the many areas in which my students need improvement is in language. The majority of my students are visual learners, therefore I am asking for a color printer to print pictures in color which will make their learning more realistic and help develop their language skills and vocabulary. Having students who are 4 to 6 years old speaking like and having the vocabulary of a Pre-Kindergarten student, I know that vocabulary and language will be one of areas in which we will work hard throughout this year. Therefore the color printer that I am requesting will help me make vocabulary cards and print color pictures when bringing in the real thing is not an option. \r\n\r\nBringing color to our world will help develop vocabulary, language and enhance my students learning through colorful, realistic looking pictures.\r\n\r\nThanks for reading our proposal. I hope you will help in bringing color into our room and making our world a little brighter.\r\n
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My students need a canon color printer to print vocabulary cards.
| 113 | 1 |
170,623 |
p121124
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22380cb9604aae4da664cd65b44babf1
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-01 17:03:31
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Grades 6-8
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History & Civics
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History & Geography
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Mrs. Cemo's Class Organization Project
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My students come from all different walks of life. Many students receive help and support from home, but there are a few who are left on their own. My students strive to do their best on every task and assignment they are given.\r\n\r\nStudents in my class are learning how to be more responsible for their education, how to organize their classwork, how to use their time wisely, and to be an active and helpful group member in order to prepare themselves for middle school.
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This project is to insure that my classroom remains organized and functional without taking away any time from instruction. \r\n\r\nAs a first year teacher in public school, my classroom is in need of basic items to insure that my students can be prepared at all times. My goal is to have an organized classroom that allows me to continue instruction and give students ample amounts of time to practice their skills, as well as needing less time preparing materials so I can spend more time diving into the lesson.\r\n\r\nMy project, if fully funded, will allow me to clearly label all items in the classroom to help my students who are struggling with their reading, to spend more time exploring my lessons rather than preparing the material, and keeping my students' supplies readily available so that their learning is not interrupted.\r\n\r\n
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My students need basic items and clear labels to insure their success in class. The mailbox will be used to easily distribute paperwork and classwork to students so that class time is not interrupted.
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60,699 |
p252904
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1298248ec663dc4cacc38998ae614716
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Ms.
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KY
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2017-03-28 12:41:07
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Appleicious! Help us take a bite out of learning.
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In my class everyday is an adventure! We love exploring the new books and learning, but every explorer needs help bringing the story to life! Everyday we start with preparing to learn and all of my students learn in different ways. \r\n\r\n\"Uno, one and si and yes,\" burst out of little mouths as my second graders joyously read stories together. In an immigrant working class neighborhood, my school is the center of the community providing so much more than just an education. My hardworking 2nd grade class are just beginning to punch their ticket to success.
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My students love to learn and love to share their learning. Technology offers the perfect combination of these two loves. Unfortunately, there is not enough iPads or computers to go around. They are such an awesome tool for improving reading and math skills. I could say \"There's an APP for that!\" all day long. My students would use the iPads in centers and small groups for improving mental math and reading fluency. Almost 90% of my students are reading below grade level. One thing they struggle most with is comprehension and fluency.\r\n\r\nThese iPads would enable my students to record themselves reading, they can learn from themselves and others and improve their fluency.\r\nMy students can take turns taping themselves and then watch others reading the same story and try to improve their fluency.
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My students need 2 iPads and cases to improve fluency and comprehension for reading and math skills.
| 1 | 1 |
176,148 |
p121278
|
28c79193c9c864f25add867dd4428673
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-11-03 18:16:51
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literacy, Visual Arts
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Art Room Needs Centers
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My students are very talented young individuals who come from a high poverty section of New York City. They face challenges inside school to succeed and do their best and they struggle outside of school to not allow their environment that they live to stop them from achieving their dreams. We are 100% free lunch school. Our students strive to become role models and leaders for their community. \r\n\r\nComing to art class is an opportunity for them to express themselves creatively and to free their minds of the obstacles they face. My students are from all over the world and they bring the knowledge of their cultures to my class, which in turn results in the most creative masterpieces.
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My kindergarten and first grade students need more center time to develop tracing skills and fine motor skills. Having laminated sheets with shapes, connect the dot art activities, as well as many other activities that students can trace with dry erase crayons and markers will allow them to develop these skills during my art center times.\r\n\r\nStudents in my special needs classes, need the extra support and fine motor with tracing objects to help build on those skills.\r\nThese laminating pouches will allow for my 700+ students to use them over and over and not have to waste resources reprinting.
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My students need l laminating pouches and dry erase crayons to build fine motor skills.
| 94 | 1 |
159,703 |
p151679
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01d7d30a3c7b731636c076e3fb12fd9c
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Mrs.
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WA
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2017-03-01 17:25:20
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Show your work
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My students are hardworking first graders. They come from a diverse community. Our school is 78% free and reduced lunch and there are over 100 languages spoken on our community. My students come from 5 different language backgrounds. Many of my students face very real challenges outside of school that make coming to school and learning a challenge. All of my students love coming to school and learning new things. My students enjoy writing, reading, and math. All of my students are strong community members trying to help each other reach their goals.
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My students need a large visual for some concepts. They need to be able to see and learn new concepts. They need to see how concepts work together and have visuals as they are concrete thinkers and many of these concepts are abstract. \r\n\r\nNot only will they be able to see to learn more, but they will also be able to use this to share their own work and ideas.\r\n\r\nMy students will love the opportunity to use this easel to learn and teach from. Visuals sometimes lend more than their words can express or than they can comprehend. This easel and markers will be a great asset to all of my students.
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My students need to be able to see concepts these materials will allow them to see these concepts and show their understanding.
| 2 | 0 |
25,385 |
p019459
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71d8c046e513ec8ec667cfc6683e01e4
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-11-22 21:56:00
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Health & Life Science
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Challenger Middle School's Composting Program
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Our students are hardworking, very bright, and not afraid to take risks in order to make the world a better place. They take a special interest in human impacts on the environment and are excited to be a part of the solution. \r\n\r\nOur school's legacy is that of the Challenger space shuttle and its courageous crew, including the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe. \r\n\r\nWe hope to learn how to garden, how to compost, and how to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.
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The materials will be used to start a composting program at Challenger Middle School. The goal is for all lunch food waste to be used as compost material for use in the school garden. In order to do this, we will be needing extra trash bins for food waste and tools needed for maintaining our compost pile. \r\nStudents will learn how to compost, how to garden, and how to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. This will be their legacy that they leave behind as they go on to high school and beyond. These experiences will hopefully spill over into their home lives and beyond, thereby helping to reduce human impacts on the environment. \r\n
| null | null |
My students need materials for starting a composting program at school.
| 0 | 1 |
136,274 |
p020447
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9b955bd015f0846cb06b0f071f85e3fc
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Ms.
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PA
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2017-02-28 20:24:36
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Book Boxes For Young Readers
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I am a second grade teacher in Pennsylvania. My classroom is made up of 30 eager second graders. I also have a wide range of reading and math abilities in my classroom. I am the teacher with the ESL friendly classroom. This is my second year having the ESL classroom, and I would like to accommodate more students that speak different languages. \r\n\r\nMy reading levels range from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. It's important that I read with these children every day in order to get them on grade level by the end of the year. All my students get free or reduced-price lunch, and all these children love coming to school. \r\n
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The book boxes will enable the students to safely keep their book reading choices. In using the Daily 5 system, the students will develop stamina in being able to work independently and read longer independently. They will be taught how to choose books that are \"just right\". Time will be provided for students to read from their chosen books and the boxes will give the students a sense of ownership and pride in storing their choices. The children love this concept but we need sturdy boxes to hold these in. The boxes will definitely keep the students' books more orderly and easier to access. Studies show that if students are allowed to choose what they read they will read more, they will write more, they will feel that reading is not a chore, and they will feel empowered. These materials, if funded, will be used for many years to come. I hope you can help my second grade classroom.
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My students need need book boxes to help keep them reading and engaging in their own books at their reading level.
| 123 | 1 |
159,581 |
p046310
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b0c83805930ea20477fda48689ecd99b
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Ms.
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PA
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2016-09-12 18:23:52
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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De-cluttering the Digital Art Lab
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I teach at a middle school which serves both 7th and 8th grade learners in an extremely diverse population. I currently teach an art course to eighth graders which focuses primarily on digital design. I see approximately 125 students each marking period for a total of approximately 500 students per school year. \r\n\r\n The students share technology as they work independently and sometimes collaboratively to create their design projects. \r\n\r\nProjects are typically designed around the needs of our building or even throughout the school district and have included things such as collaborative book projects with elementary classrooms, logo designs for school club t-shirts, poster design, etc.
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Currently, my classroom has 24 laptop computers spread throughout the room with various outlet bars and chargers stretched between them to maintain power throughout the school day. \r\n\r\nSome of these materials will help increase the safety of my learners by reducing the amount of cord and cable clutter while increasing effective power supply to the equipment and increasing the life of the equipment by minimizing risk of damage. The combination of outlet bars, cable ties and table grommets will allow me to mount the cables on the underside of the workspaces and out of the way.\r\n\r\nOther materials like computer mice and mousepads will help the students use the hardware more efficiently; working with mice vs. finger controlled keypads can be tiring when using design software.
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My students need a supplies to create a more efficient work space.
| 0 | 1 |
116,000 |
p194898
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84bfbd5c049d0946c59b3dcff3109acb
|
Mrs.
|
NC
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2016-08-22 14:03:27
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, History & Civics
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Literature & Writing, Social Sciences
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Times for Mrs. Roberson's Kids
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My students enjoy learning about the world around them through books and other media. They are eager to explore the world around them and love to learn new things. They amaze me with their ability to really tap into what they are learning about and how they can express their opinions.\r\nWe are an International Elementary School that is also a Title I school. Our kids come from very diverse backgrounds, ranging from military to homeless. At our school we focus on global education where our students are exposed to a variety of educational opportunities.
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Times for Kids is a great opportunity for my students to experience the world at their own fingertips through printed media. It allows myself, as the teacher, the ability to encourage reading and writing through a different venue. Utilizing the questions from the Common Core Standards, the students will read and answer questions based on their own individual academic level.\r\n\r\nReading is a fundamental skill and this donation will give my students an opportunity to enhance this skill and take it one step further in their writing.\r\nBy encouraging them now to take part in their community and the world, they will become future globally engaged citizens.
| null | null |
My students need Times For Kids to help them really access the real world. They will more engaged in their weekly reading and writing assignment because it is news about their world, presented with flare.
| 2 | 1 |
61,131 |
p198166
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37d7fe68e73709f3096dd9ec9ae9b3b2
|
Ms.
|
MN
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2017-03-14 22:31:46
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Graphic Set of Books for Reluctant Readers With Potential!
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We're 2nd grade scholars in primarily African American all-boys school in North Minneapolis working to better ourselves and our community. We thrive in a neighborhood where unfortunately children are expected to fail. \r\n\r\nOur class is college bound. We each represent the historically black college in The Best Academy, my class chose Morehouse College! Our moto is \"We Will Make Big Changes!\" We know we are strong and we are proud. We will achieve big things. Please consider contributing to the educational growth of these amazing young men. Help us be the BEST!
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My students love comic books and graphic novels, but don't have access to them on a regular basis. Most are not as interested in other books and are reluctant to bother reading them. \r\n\r\nMy students are great readers and have the potential to be amazing, if they have the best options available to them. We have a variety of reading levels in our class and this will really focus in on students with higher reading levels. Regardless of reading levels, one thing is true for all of my students, they love comic books! They are the best and deserve to prove it!
| null | null |
My students need graphic novels to grab reluctant students and give them a reason to love reading!
| 2 | 1 |
131,092 |
p059099
|
ef3ba04c9280a5d4e43250aba01f4e2f
|
Mrs.
|
MI
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2016-07-29 22:41:17
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Rock Star Readers
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My students are great kids. They are only 7 and have such joy when it comes to reading. Unfortunately they have not been exposed to much literacy while they were younger and are currently behind in their reading expectations. \r\nThey are willing and excited to stay after school once a week for 12 weeks to increase their literacy skills while focusing on comprehension, accuracy, and fluency. These kids are rock stars and now need the stage to perform their best show!! I cannot wait to see the growth in their levels.\r\n
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The donation of the developmentally age appropriate reading bundle will be a great to my after school program. Since these students are already behind it will give them independent and group activities that will boost their reading. \r\nIt's already hard to have little kids stay focused and engaged throughout the day, but these rock stars are staying for an extra hour to get more instruction and opportunities to improve!\r\nThese students will improve their literary skills and boost their self confidence. Both which makes awesome readers. The reading bundle will be such an asset to my classroom and those who use it.
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My students need the second grade reading bundle to develop the necessary skills to be great readers!
| 7 | 1 |
55,935 |
p210396
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08a617513ce90679606e0c480544c852
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Mrs.
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AR
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2017-01-12 22:51:18
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Fidget to Focus!! :)
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Middle school kiddos can't seem to stay in their skin much less their seats. There's nothing wrong with them, they just need to move. It just doesn't always work so well in the classroom. Especially a 7th grade math classroom! \r\n\r\nOur awesome students represent a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. Currently, about eighty percent of our students qualify for free/reduced lunch and more than fifty percent of our students have been identified as limited English speaking students. \r\n\r\nThese culturally rich students all have one thing in common. They need to MOVE!
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Allowing students more movement in the classroom is a win-win for teachers, parents, and kids alike. Movement helps kids be more successful in their learning and behavior, it sharpens their understanding of difficult concepts, increases their retention of learned information, and sets them on a path of lifelong health and well-being.\r\n\r\nMany students need movement in order to keep their brains active and engaged.\r\n\r\nBouncy bands are a quiet and non-disruptive way to incorporate movement into our classroom. Students will be able to slightly bounce their feet on bands which keeps their brains awake and active, without causing any noise, distraction, or disruption to themselves, the teacher, or other students.
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My students need bouncy bands!! \r\nBouncy bands increase time on task, help high-energy workers fidget without distracting others, and discreetly soothes student anxiety, frustration, and hyperactivity.
| 4 | 1 |
44,761 |
p140625
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8df06e4655e7564b92f3917ca8e27de5
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Mrs.
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SC
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2016-08-27 15:58:47
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Those Who Read Become Those Who Lead
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I teach in a Title I school in South Carolina. 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Around 30% of our students come from non-English speaking homes, which puts them at a disadvantage when learning to read and write. Most of our students' families also lack the resources to provide books and other educational supplies for their children to use at home. Despite their economic disadvantages, my students are eager to learn how to read and write! They love experiencing new texts that they can read at school and take home to share with their families. My students enjoy reading and I want to ensure that they will continue to read and learn throughout their lives.
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I teach kindergarten, first, and second grade students who have qualified for reading intervention based upon their reading readiness scores. Most of my students live in homes in which there are no books or academic tools for them to use once they leave school nor have parents who can help them read and complete homework. My students need books like these that they can read independently in order to continue practicing what they have learned in school. All of these books are on the Reading Recovery list which selects the best books for struggling readers. Through these books, my students will learn to love reading!
| null | null |
My students need books so that they can read independently at home!
| 1 | 1 |
141,096 |
p077295
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9e30b3a377b71dafb06d7a155df9aeaf
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-07-29 11:11:27
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Team Sports
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We Like to Move It!
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As a teacher in an extremely high poverty school in rural Southern Oklahoma, I know my students have challenges beyond what is presented in the classroom. \r\n\r\nIt is my calling to make their school time safe, engaging and enlightening. When your school budget does not allow for all of the necessary materials to make that happen, we must look to unique ways to procure those items. Many times our students have to go without. I would like to see the norm shift and do all I can to procure equipment and supplies for my students.
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The PE equipment being requested provides the opportunity for my students to be physically active during their school day. Physical activity is so very important both for their mind and body development, and so many of our students do not get the physical activity necessary.\r\n\r\nThis equipment will also provide an opportunity to encourage teamwork. Many of our students need the chance to learn team sports skills and to be held accountable for their physical education time. This equipment would be an integral part of teaching the foundations of a few team sports that may just encourage them to be more physically active in their lives.
| null | null |
My students need PE equipment to be able to move, to cooperate as a team, and to learn physical fitness skills.
| 0 | 1 |
98,568 |
p109187
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8a942d02a11387354c6efd4345cb0c71
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Mrs.
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LA
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2016-08-18 13:17:03
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Extra, Extra Read All About It! Part 2
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The students at my rural school are bright, eager to learn new things and take on new challenges; unfortunately our parish does not provide enough new, high interest, age and reading level appropriate books for my students to read and succeed. Ninety-nine percent of my students come from low income, one parent households. My students are primarily African Americans who have the desire to overcome disadvantages and exceed all the goals set before them. These students have a desire to be successful in life.
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The books I am requesting will be used to mold my students into high level readers and critical thinkers. I plan to place the books in the school library for my students to check out and read. This reading will enhance their reading fluency and comprehension skills. The additions to the library will also help my students fulfill their Accelerated Reader yearly goals and engage them to achieve even higher goals.\r\n My goal is to expose my students to all types of literature so that they can build their interest in reading and hopefully have a life-long love of reading.
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My students need these 35 high interest, new books to include in our library. These books include the Bone series, Amulet series and the ever popular Big Nate selections.
| 7 | 1 |
57,422 |
p145449
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53ee9a320da62c277a45ebd1dc7cdad0
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Ms.
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KY
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2016-11-08 10:11:00
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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College & Career Prep, Literature & Writing
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Make My Class Sparkle With Chromebooks!
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My students come from all walks of life and backgrounds. I get the privileged to teach them how to be successful in the 21st century. Many of my students do not have access to a variety of technology or the knowledge of how to be successful utilizing it. Our diverse school community includes: 56% Free and Reduced Lunch, 13% ELL, diverse cultures, and students from around the globe. My class includes newcomers with limited English, gifted and talented students, and students that are years below grade level. By providing these students with technology, it will even the playing field, increase engagement, and aid in teaching 21st century skills. \r\n\r\nWith the increasing amounts of technology taking over the world, it is necessary to teach students how to be safe and successful while utilizing these opportunities. My students desperately want to have experiences with this new technology and use it to increase their achievement.
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It is the 21st Century and technology is changing rapidly, while it is staying very much consistent in my classroom. I have four desktop computers that may or may not work and a few laptops that are so slow that just logging in takes up much of the 20 to 40 minutes that students have on them. Students are required to complete time on certain programs that have been purchased through the school, so most all of the computer access is spent on these programs. Because of this, there is very little opportunity to teach students while utilizing new technology effectively. \r\n\r\nRecently, I witnessed the impact of new technology in the classroom when my students were able to use a class set of Chromebooks. The student engagement and achievement that I witnessed was eyeopening. Every student was focused and determined to to be successful. Students were asking questions and diligently working on their products. Students learned to create and share Google documents, revise and edit peer documents, communicate directly with me, and communicate on Google classroom. While I was impressed by the students' drive to achieve, I also realized that they needed consistent access to this technology. Many students have little to no typing skills, do not understand simple key strokes, and have very little knowledge of word processing in general. \r\n\r\nAs a teacher, using Chromebooks allows me to engage students, collect and store student work, effectively provide meaningful feedback, increase communication between peers, and provide vital 21st Century skills for my kids. With these Chromebooks, I plan to even the playing field and give my kids the tools to achieve their dreams.
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My students need 10 Chromebooks to increase 21st Century learning skills.
| 0 | 1 |
84,765 |
p024737
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1b977fe57e636d62cf2d9c7a876babf2
|
Mr.
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OK
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2017-02-14 22:59:20
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness
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Can you hear me better?
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My typical day is six classes and they range from kindergarten to 5th grade. I want my students at the end of the year to be able to understand to workout and be healthy. \r\n\r\nMy school has approximately 500 students. They range from kindergarten to fifth grade. The students come from low socio-economic homes. Many of them do not understand that getting an education is a way out of poverty. They also do not understand the importance of exercise and the need to develop a lifelong active lifestyle. \r\n\r\n
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I already have a boom box that is loud, but I need something louder to go in my new gym. The current boom box is fine, but it will not be loud enough in the gym. The students will have an easier time starting and stopping with the music when they can hear it better. \r\n\r\nWhen I get the new boom box that I am requesting, I will give my current boom box to my music teacher so he can use with his classes. My current boom box is in the cafeteria, and it works well, but I know that my students won't be able to hear it well once we move into the new gym. I will also need a cart to hold the new boom box.
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My students need a louder stereo system during their P.E. classes.
| 7 | 0 |
67,926 |
p231725
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bd091b5b8be4e6ad16cd61c830e4289a
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Mrs.
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IN
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2016-06-16 05:25:50
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Early Development
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The Cozy Kindergarten Community!
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I have the most amazing students. They are all so thoughtful, kind, caring, helpful, inquisitive and talented. They work very well together and make the best team! I am blessed to have a very diverse classroom this year with many different ethnic backgrounds. I have a few students with special needs including ASD and ADHD. I also have 2 ENL students, 3 speech students and a few children living in subsidized housing on the free and reduced lunch plan. Overall, each and everyone of my students is so special making our kindergarten community the perfect family!
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I am working to develop a more comfortable learning environment for my students providing them with ample opportunities to explore the classroom, make it their home and develop a community within our classroom walls. The standards and expectations for incoming kindergarten students is increasing every year which is causing un-necessary anxiety that can lead to behavioral challenges for the little ones as they are adapting to elementary school. Providing them with this child-centered learning environment allows them the freedom to work anywhere around the room at their pace and at their comfort level. This environment also allows for more student-driven learning where students are actively engaged in their work and provides them with the space to collaborate and focus on what they want to learn. The new working space provides open areas for brainstorming, exploration, imaginative play and much more. Overall, providing a more comfortable learning environment and creating a kindergarten community will benefit students with anxiety, ASD, and ADHD making the overall transition into elementary school more adaptable for all students.
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My students need child-sized furniture such as picnic tables, bean bags and benches providing them with a more comfortable learning environment and new working spaces to learn, collaborate, explore and discover new ideas.
| 0 | 0 |
119,685 |
p010379
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3f9d52f9796eae4d009e4898ff24deec
|
Mrs.
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OK
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2016-08-02 22:30:58
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, History & Civics
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Applied Sciences, Civics & Government
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It's About Time (for Kids)!
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My students are beginning their second year with me as their teacher. They came into school this year with eager faces and open hearts. I was a little nervous as it was my first time \"looping\" and I wasn't sure the students would want the same teacher another year. When I saw them, I knew.\r\n\r\nThey missed me as much as I missed them this summer! As I began to teach our new procedures, and show them the materials we would be working with, I became a little embarrassed. I teach in a 100% free lunch school, so their parents struggle. However, everyone came to school the first week clean, shiny, and in their new clothes and shoes. I was embarrassed because I wasn't able to show them any new books or materials. Neither our school district, or building, has money to buy such things for individual teachers.
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I've used Time for Kids in the past. Many students who are reluctant to read a book love the eye-catching format of a magazine. It's size isn't intimidating and I know the articles within are well written, so it's a good choice for my class to practice their non-fiction comprehension.\r\n Time for Kids can be motivating for future careers! For example, inside one week's magazine can be an article on a politician, an explorer, a nuclear scientist, a biologist, and a carpenter. With our world's economy changing so quickly, Time for Kids often exposes my students to careers I didn't even know existed.\r\nThis is also a great year to have a magazine geared toward current events. The elections and Olympics alone will inspire many reading and writing possibilities in my classroom.
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My students need more high quality non-fiction reading choices. Time for Kids is an engaging magazine written on my students' reading level about interesting events and places around the world.
| 3 | 1 |
40,723 |
p243064
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b5cff3e61b6cf364aef452eb8ba7792a
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Mrs.
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UT
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2017-03-28 20:07:05
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Zoom into Learning
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We have a lot of genuinely inquisitive students. There were times last year when I couldn't get into my lesson because some of my 5th graders were asking complex questions about United States Geography.\r\nOur challenge is that our technological setup does not offer the means for our students to maximize their potential.\r\nAs a community, we have the desire to engage in complex learning, we just lack the resources. We are hoping your generosity can help us reach that goal. \r\n
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With a document camera in our room my students will be able to see the science experiments from start to finish. Students will be able to see each step right before their eyes!! I can also save video and lessons with this camera. This will be very helpful for many reasons. A reason is if a student is absent I can post the experiment, or lesson, from our camera to our website. The student can watch it at home, and not be behind when they return to school. This is a great way for students and parents to learn together. With this interactive document camera students and I will be able to demonstrate understanding with peers. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding in math and share their writing.
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My students need document camera to share their work with other students in class. My students need to view and share the demonstrations up close
| 1 | 1 |
30,443 |
p060977
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50362346a14ebaea6cb7e3882a2833fc
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Ms.
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DC
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2016-09-05 19:22:15
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Technology, Movement and Creativity!
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My students come from Ward 8 in Washington D.C. We are a Title 1 high poverty school where 100% of the students receive free lunch and have limited access to technology at home. Despite the challenges they face outside of school they come in eager to learn and amaze me every day! \r\n\r\nWe are an arts integrated school, where our students thrive on expressing themselves creatively. I want to match their enthusiasm with the tools they need for success.Please help me inspire learning and growth in my classroom through your donation!
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The iPads will assist in students being able to take ownership of their education. They will be able to work independently on skills, explore science and math concepts, add to our Class Dojo stories and engage in ways beyond what I can offer within the classroom.\r\n\r\nThe exercise balls and stability cushions are to assist with my flexible seating. In short, flexible seating is allowing students to have the choice in where they feel they will be the most productive with their work; whether it be standing, sitting on the floor, in a group or in a space alone. The beauty of flexible seating is it allows the students to feel in control of their learning while allowing me to increase the behavior expectations.
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My students need iPads and flexible seating options in order to increase engagement.
| 0 | 1 |
135,176 |
p147788
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54b08c31a36b86c84cd00fed72d5e829
|
Mrs.
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MD
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2017-01-12 15:19:14
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Makerspace Makeover
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My students are curious and love learning new skills in a hands-on way. \r\n\r\nWe have weekly Makerspace sessions where they have been trying out tools like Snap Circuits, Keva planks, and Legos, but I'm looking for new projects to keep the space fresh and challenging for them. I want to inspire them to be curious, creative, and critical while at the same time keeping the space relaxed and inviting.\r\n\r\nI want our media center to be the heart of the school, always filled with students who are happy to be there interacting with tools that they might not otherwise have access to.
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I was hired to fill in as media specialist after the untimely passing of my predecessor. Since September, my students haven't had a dedicated librarian and makerspace since substitutes filled in until I was hired. \r\n\r\nI want to bring life back to our media center and have a wide variety of different projects, games, crafts and tools to attract and keep students coming back for more. I want to appeal to a lot of different types of students and learning styles in order to try and inspire my kids and coworkers across the school.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your consideration!
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My students need games, materials, and projects to inspire them during our weekly Makerspace sessions.
| 0 | 1 |
156,000 |
p180847
|
639a654bd75bdd32f99f3d59f6746369
|
Mrs.
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NV
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2016-12-08 13:18:10
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Math Supplies
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My students have not yet discovered that mathematics is needed in all areas of academia. Most of my students have not utilized graphing calculators within their math curriculum. My students come to school and greet me by name. They are polite and are fun to be with. Due to the nature of the school, what are needed in the classrooms come primarily from families and the community. The families do their best to support the teachers, but sometimes it is not enough to get what we need to foster learning.
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It is always a challenge to have the right supplies that will spark student interest in a mathematics classroom. Students do not have access to a text book, so the creation of an interactive notebook allows students to have a resource they can all their own. This notebook includes foldables, pictures, and diagrams, as well as room for strategies such as Cornell notetaking. These supplies will give students the opportunity to take ownership for their own learning while providing a work of art that will be used in future content areas. Students learn how to be accountable and take responsibility.
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My students need these school supplies to be able to do math in the classroom.
| 12 | 0 |
66,020 |
p121681
|
d4a4f1fc074f86e546b7522705122bf0
|
Ms.
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SC
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2016-08-26 18:56:57
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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The Bucket Band's New Beats
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My students face quite a few challenges in their life. As their band teacher, I strive daily to show the children that you can make your life better if you are educated properly. My students come to school regardless as ready as they can be. They are respectful and love to say hello and goodbye when passing through the hallways. I love being able to see their faces and show them how to be positive and learn at the same time.
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A lot of the student population at my school has an interest in being part of extracurricular activities. The problem is some students do not get a chance to participate in groups because they do not have transportation available to them other than the school bus. So I was elated when our principal asked teachers to sponsor clubs that would meet during the school day. \r\n\r\nStarting up a bucket band club will give students not enrolled in band a chance to experience how much fun music can be in their lives. There are plenty of students at the school that if given the chance would like to be a part of some kind of percussion ensemble without the challenge of being able to afford an instrument. This can help set the tone for the student population in a positive way. It can help give them another reason to choose not to get into a behavioral issue elsewhere if they know are looking forward to coming to the band room to play. \r\n\r\nThese new sticks will help get the students brand new bucket band club off to the right start. At first I will get them started on basic sticking skills and hopefully work my way up to allowing them to create and compose their own music. I hope to have them perform in and around our community just for fun. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need drum sticks to have a uniform sound in the new bucket band club.
| 8 | 1 |
36,207 |
p021520
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1eae101b10071b56d04f69396d097b39
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Mr.
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CA
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2016-09-01 00:04:15
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science, Health & Sports
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Mathematics, Team Sports
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Mathematics of Fitness - Continuing to Excel
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I am fortunate to work with a wonderful group of students. We have many students with a variety of talents that are not necessarily recognized in the standard academic courses.\r\n\r\nOur school provides a sheltered environment for students who have struggled with the traditional school model. \r\n\r\nI feel fortunate to work with and offer these smaller sized classes that give opportunity to these students to discover their true abilities and potential. We have many great students that need a little extra support to help them reach proficiency in the state standards. I know that for these students simply passing their classes is not enough. I want to make sure students discover knowledge and learn skills that will benefit them in their lives many years after they finish school.
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Our PE program was fortunate to receive a funded project from Donorschoose last year. This helped us tremendously and we have really expanded our Fitness program. I want to build further on this project this year. I am fortunate enough to teach many of the same students in Mathematics and Physical Education. My plan is to use these resources to provide student's many more opportunities for exercises and fitness in PE. With the basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, tennis rackets, jump rope, and other equipment, the students will have a wide range of activities to see what really interests them. I plan to use technology from the prior grant along with the presentation station, and laser toner from this current project to really track their progress. My plan is to monitor the amount of time engaged in activity, heart rate, and several other metrics throughout the year. I want students to collect the data, run statistics and present their results to the class. \r\n\r\nI believe having students present data about their fitness levels will not only increase awareness and interest across subject matter content areas, but will promote healthy lifelong fitness and learning lifestyles.\r\n\r\nIn turn this analysis and collaboration among students should strengthen many skills that are beneficial in and outside of school. These will include making a hypothesis, collecting data, analyzing data, and working with their fellow students. These discovery skills will be used for lifelong learning. In turn this should also improve test scores on the common core assessment as students will develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.\r\n\r\nThe scope of this project extends well beyond test scores in hopes that students will continue to learn and live healthy lives.
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My students need basketballs, soccer balls, a ladder and storage cabinet for the PE equipment, a water cooler for hydration, and a presentation cart to make presentations to the class on fitness goals.
| 10 | 0 |
29,700 |
p151603
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b657382652dcb213f94cd9a354339cfc
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Mrs.
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CO
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2017-03-28 23:00:42
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literature & Writing
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Involved Learners on an Inclusive Carpet
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My students are excited to learn. They learn best with hands-on and engaging activities to maintain their interest. My students are very smart and are always challenging themselves when it comes to their learning. My goal is to ensure that my students are actively involved in their learning and have fun! Engagement is a key component in my students' academic success. \r\n\r\nMy students attend a Title I school that is considered high-poverty.\r\nMy classroom is a snapshot of the world! My class consists of students from several different countries, ethnic backgrounds, and languages! My students need math materials to maintain their level of engagement and learning.
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Having a large rug in our classroom will provide my students a safe place to share their knowledge and ideas with one another. It will give each student their own space to help them focus on our learning, while still allowing for collaboration! This carpet will help with classroom management and foster an inclusive learning environment.\r\n\r\n My students deserve the chance to have individual space in our room that allows for all students to be heard and an active member of our classroom.\r\n\r\nA carpet would allow for my students to have their own personal space to maximize their learning.
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My students need a welcoming classroom carpet that gives each of them their own space.
| 14 | 1 |
67,377 |
p159775
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c68b886162dffb9f90ee571068abc0aa
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Mr.
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CA
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2017-04-06 16:53:55
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Grades 9-12
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Health & Sports
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Team Sports
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Baseball Equipment for a New High School Sports Program!!!
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Our school is located in the desert north of Los Angeles.\r\n\r\nOur school population is made up primarily of families at or below the poverty line, and in most cases, receiving public assistance. Due to lack of funds, these families often lack the ability to purchase proper baseball equipment for their students. \r\n\r\nI am working with our baseball coaches in order to provide necessary and proper equipment for athletes that compete at the high school level. A large percentage of our current equipment is second-hand equipment, and is in varying stages of disrepair. Often, the equipment is barely sufficient for competitive play.
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Our school is a small charter high school that serves a very low poverty population. We have started a new baseball program, but the students often lack the means to afford the kind of quality baseball equipment that is required to successfully compete at the high school level. Much of our equipment has been donated, second-hand equipment and is in disrepair. \r\nYour donation would help our school to equip our students with the kind of equipment that student athletes at the high school level need for training, safety, and confidence. In addition, it would free up some of the limited funding available for other needed improvements to our new sports program, and help us to recruit students that would otherwise not be able to play due to lack of funding.
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My students need new, quality baseball equipment for the high school baseball team. We are a new program without a large budget for new equipment.
| 5 | 0 |
173,822 |
p221856
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1f3da888de06340ec88341c51352fbbf
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-10-05 23:51:27
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Grades 3-5
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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A safe and quiet space
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I work with a variety of student, most of whom are struggling with academic skills. My students range from kindergarten to 6th grade. They have a variety of needs. While many struggle academically, others need social and emotional support as well to fully participate in their educational program. Furthermore, many of the students I work with have experienced trauma, and need a safe space to calm down and regulate their emotional state after setbacks. They have all faced challenges but are working hard to meet their educational goals.
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Many of my students become frustrated throughout the day, especially in their regular education classrooms, where they don't always have the tools they need to meet educational demands. As a result, they need a quiet and calm place where they can refocus, gather their thoughts, and receive the encouragement they need to rejoin their class. The students I work with are pulled-out for small group support. As a result, my room is a place where they already feel at home. While they often come in to take a break, they need a non-threatening space where they will feel safe and can prepare themselves to learn.
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My students need a safe and quiet space to regulate their emotions.
| 2 | 0 |
17,063 |
p164317
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63ae0b150bffc69df2af983af899d322
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Mrs.
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IL
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2017-02-22 11:05:41
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science, Special Needs
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Mathematics, Special Needs
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Math is Touchable
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My inner-city students with developmental deficits work tirelessly to learn, relearn and grow daily in a high school geometry class. My students need to be inspired everyday. They also need to build their skills in math to be successful in the world after high school. In adulthood they will have many challenges by being disabled. We should send them forward with as many skills possible. They truly are a deserving group of students. I want to wish them the best.
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The hands on approach to teaching and reteaching will keep students motivated and engaged in their learning. I want to let students feel the vertices, edges and faces of the 3-D shapes. Finding surface area and filling volume will help them retain. It often takes students with special needs a lot of repetition to retain material. Paper and pencil methods are good for some students but for my students it may become too exhausting. They don't want to give up and neither do I. These materials are not only engaging but also help students see mathematics as visual, countable, touchable, real.
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My students need to see and touch geometry in 3D to understand it.
| 3 | 0 |
7,119 |
p249546
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188d9e08368c03e85040bf9a7240af6d
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-10-30 16:57:44
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Mucho Math Manipulatives
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My class is an energetic, excited and overwhelmingly enthusiastic group of first graders. They love coming to school and interacting with their peers and teachers. \r\nThey are a funny, dedicated and inquisitive group of students who run into the classroom and don't want to leave! They are six and seven year old students who need lessons and activities to keep them engaged in learning. Our school is a new school with pre-kindergarten through second grade students. Our school has a high population of English Language Learners, Special Education students and students from various cultural backgrounds. Our students need a high level of support for them to learn at their best.
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My young first graders are natural, enthusiastic learners that will use the math manipulatives during math time.\r\n\r\nHaving concrete, hands-on manipulatives to use during math time helps the children complete their work, understand math concepts better and helps them be more engaged in their work. \r\n\r\nThe students will use the base-10 blocks to help them use a concrete tool to help them learn about place value. They will use the rekenreks to help them learn addition and subtraction concepts. They will work with their partners to play math games and learn addition and subtraction facts.\r\n\r\nOur school is a new school so our funds are going towards purchasing books and furniture not items for centers. We do not have any math manipulatives in our classroom.
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My students need math manipulatives to help them work during math time. They need base-10 blocks, rekenreks, and dice to help them learn addition and subtraction concepts.
| 9 | 1 |
109,626 |
p037112
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c22d8aeef7465654fd6fc8ef58b2ad38
|
Ms.
|
GA
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2016-10-27 03:37:28
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning, Music & The Arts
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College & Career Prep, Visual Arts
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Making IMovies
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My students are young, excited learners with diverse backgrounds. They are always eager to take on new challenges and explore. My students are high achievers, yet from various different economic backgrounds. Our school is considered to be a school of need according to the number of students that qualify financially for free lunch programs. \r\n\r\nMy students are sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who love doing things hands-on, moving, and being creative.\r\n\r\nThey love working together and creating ideas. The school that they attend is half Arts Magnet and the other half a regular school. My students are a part of the regular school. Therefore, they don't have access to resources that the Arts Magnet school does.
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My students run a mock photography business. They have been learning how to take pictures and create videos with their pictures.\r\nMy students already know how to create videos using PowerPoint; however, I would like to show them another way to create a video using IMovie. IMovie is an app only on the iPad that makes videos look like a movie. My students will use this to create special videos for our school, such as, videos of our magnet performances, sports events, and any type of school promotion.\r\nFrom this project, my students will learn teamwork and how to use a special application on the IPad to create a presentation.
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My students need iPads and iPad covers to make Imovies on.
| 34 | 1 |
84,973 |
p058801
|
7acc27fbe652b44100e228df2049c318
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Mrs.
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MN
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2016-05-30 18:47:42
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Grades 9-12
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Health & Sports
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Team Sports
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We Finally Have the Chance to Play! Equitment Needed
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We are fortunate enough to have a school that represents many parts of the world. My students are from Vietnam, Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala, Ghana, Iraq, Togo, China, Somalia, Ethiopia, Oromia, El Salvador, Djibouti, Haiti, Kenya and Mexico. They face many challenges as they begin to prepare for their future in their new country. Not only are they attending high school to learn content to become successful adults but they are doing it in a new language which they are learning simultaneously. The majority of our students have no or very limited formal education. They are excited learners who deserve the necessary resources to help them learn English. They are working very hard to have the same opportunities as all other students.
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Soccer is a universal sport around the world. Unfortunately, in many countries it is only for boys. This past September, my school offered a competitive girls soccer team for the first time. It was amazing! None of the 30 girls had ever played in an organized league. Many had never even played for fun. They had been denied the opportunity because of their gender and or poverty. \r\n\r\n They started from scratch. They learned what it was like to have a coach and be part of a group working together toward a common goal. They learned to run, pass, shoot, and have fun. They were empowered! It didn’t matter to them that they lost their first 8 games and did not score even one point. What mattered was that they were given the chance. \r\n\r\nAnother thing that didn’t matter was that they shared equipment. In order to play, we scrounged up used shoes and shin guards to have enough for the girls on the field. Once girls were subbed out, they would share these necessary articles with the next girls going into the game. Again, they were just so happy to be playing. \r\n\r\nShin guards are required for safety purposes. I truly think it would benefit our team if each girl had their own shin guards like their opponents!\r\n\r\nThe team ended the season with their first and only win. Score 1-0!!!\r\n
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My students need shin guards for our girls soccer team. They are required to wear in official soccer matches and practices.
| 13 | 1 |
169,301 |
p255311
|
3500f396ecd9a0b4423852ed226e4f7a
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Ms.
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GA
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2017-01-21 18:11:42
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Math & Science
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Character Education, Mathematics
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Ms. Nelson's 2nd Grade SmartMart
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I recently took over a 2nd grade classroom for a teacher that had to leave in the middle of the year. The students in this classroom were performing below grade-level and achieving at much lower rates than their 2nd grade peers in the building. I was nervous, but these students have proven to be some of the brightest, most eager, most deeply invested young people I've ever encountered.\r\n\r\nThey push through challenges, apply their knowledge, and ask questions when they don't understand. I am moved to work with these 7- and 8-year-olds that bring such an enthusiasm for learning each and every day.
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I want to create a school store that my students (and students from other 2nd grade classes at our school) can really get excited about! The store will be visually enticing (a colorful display inside a closet) and feature a diverse set of prizes that students can buy.\r\n\r\nI believe the \"SmartMart\" can play an integral role in encouraging student investment in our classroom. The school store will encourage student buy-in, getting them truly excited about the point system we use in our classrooms. It will also promote choice, as students will be allowed to choose how to spend their points at the store. Finally, the SmartMart will create a real-life context to reinforce concepts of addition and subtraction that we are studying in math. \r\n\r\nThroughout the week, students earn and lose points based on classroom behavior. Students earn points for things like \"Independent Problem Solving\" (including social and academic problems); \"Teamwork\" (including encouraging their peers and listening to each other); Perseverance, and Awesome Thinking. Students lose points for things like \"Being Mean;\" \"Giving up;\" and \"Moving Like Molasses.\" Typically each student finishes the week with about 100 points.\r\n\r\nItems in the school store will include candy, stickers, keychains, and more (see below). These items will range in \"price\" from 5-85 points. Students will have to create their own itemized receipt (to reinforce arithmetic skills) before \"checking out\" at the SmartMart
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My students need a classroom store! They are racking up tons of points through our classroom management system each day, and they need a place to spend them!
| 1 | 1 |
39,852 |
p250556
|
becd7c6c6feb01cda13a6c56a365af5e
|
Ms.
|
WA
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2017-03-20 21:48:31
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Anchors Away ... (WE HOPE!!!)
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\"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.\" Dr. Seuss \r\n\r\nI have 27 hardworking, fun, and energetic second graders! It is my mission to make every day at school to be a special learning adventure. I have students with various reading levels in my class. Readers at a kindergarten to a low third grade level. \r\n\r\nTheir home lives may not be ideal, but I make sure their classroom life is everything and more that they could have ever imagined. I serve a diverse population of learners. I teach in a Title I school, and 98% of the students receive free/reduced-price lunch. My students struggle in reading, writing and math. \r\n
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I am requesting some supplies for my 2nd grade classroom. My students LOVE anchor charts and their learning is multiplied when they can help my create charts to further their understanding. \r\n\r\nWe don't have these materials at hand like some schools do, so to have paper and new bright markers to make posters would be so amazing! I am asking for Mr. Sketch Markers, new Flair pens and pads of sticky paper to build these learning anchor charts. \r\n\r\nI am also requesting a label maker, so that I can label tubs and resources around the classroom so students can know where to find them! :)
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My students need supplies for anchor charts for MATH, READING, WRITING, SOCIAL STUDIES and SCIENCE!
| 15 | 1 |
63,209 |
p142556
|
a049b54875384ac1e60233fa72a32198
|
Ms.
|
WA
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2016-10-17 23:17:22
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Classroom Library Revamp!
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Our children are curious, smart, and eager to learn. They come to school ready to learn every day. Our students come from a variety of economic backgrounds with over 50% of our students receiving free lunch. The students who attend our school speak a number of different languages including Arabic, Amharic, Tagalog, and Spanish. Many of our students are English Language Learners from first generation American families. Our families want what is best for their children, however they may not always have the means to make that happen for their children. I serve 23 students in my classroom; 11 girls and 12 boys. Of these 23 students 10 are English Language Learners.
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The books that I have selected for this project will become a part of our classroom library. These books fit within specific Fountas and Pinnell reading levels that are currently absent from our classroom library. I see my students accessing these resources in two ways. First, my students will have daily access to these books during our 85 minute reading block. During this time, students will be able to select and read these books for their independent reading rotation. The second way is at home. I have created a classroom library check-out system which will allow students nightly access to appropriate reading material.
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My students need engaging and challenging books for their classroom library.
| 3 | 1 |
139,615 |
p157550
|
d23c0851907fdf566c94959e9eb67884
|
Ms.
|
NC
|
2017-03-28 16:17:48
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science, History & Civics
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Health & Life Science, Social Sciences
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Flexible Seating in the High School AP & Honor's Classroom
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“Check out my website, I used the embed code you showed me” yelled the senior running into my classroom, excited he used a skill I taught him. We no longer teach computer skills to every student. Many of my students walked in the first day of school not knowing how to attach a simple file to an email and lost on how to collaborate online. I am a social studies teacher; my job is to teach history, but I also believe it is important to teach my students the skills they need to be successful in college and career. \r\n\r\nMy students are a diverse group: military children, low income students and homeless students. Thirty percent of them have no Internet or computer access at home and rely on the devices available in school to learn technology. Once introduced to these concepts, they flourish, share ideas and teach their classmates their new skills. I want to take my class to the next level for these wonderful students. It is unfortunate we send these awesome individuals into the world without the basic technology skills they will need to advance in a highly technical and competitive world. This project can help change this.
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Flexible seating is a classroom arrangement primarily seen in many elementary schools. The thought is that kids can choose where to sit based upon the activity. This provides a rich learning environment for student. However, when they come to high school they are forced to sit in desks and in ways that may not be natural to them.\r\n\r\nHigh Schools and Middle Schools that have incorporated the flexible seating arrangement have seen student's grades improve and collaboration and invigorating conversations come alive.\r\n\r\nThrough generous donations, our classroom is a one-to-one classroom. We are no longer tied to looking at a board or a projection screen. We are ready to take our learning to the next level and give students choice. A flexible seating arrangement will provide a nurturing, authentic environment for our outstanding high school students and help them make proper choices in how to complete products for the classroom.
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My students need a flexible seating arrangement to improve their learning environment.
| 7 | 0 |
78,385 |
p132043
|
b26d0c814ba6ae0d99d5ce674f2e9723
|
Ms.
|
TX
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2016-08-26 15:26:21
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Music & The Arts
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Applied Sciences, Visual Arts
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Break Time Bots & Boredom Busters in the Library
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The library at Bertha Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy is working hard to encourage our students to learn for the fun of it! Our recently redesigned campus is currently in its third year as a girls' school. One of our district initiatives is to focus on the Whole Child Approach. We see our students as young woman leaders, and are working to ensure they maintain a positive attitude every day. \r\n\r\nAs our creed suggests, our girls are \"innovative and creative,\" and we recognize the importance of being \"of strong mind, body, and spirit.\" Every day, we are pushing our students to reach the next level in their learning journey, and we recognize the stress that can come with it. The goal of this project is to provide our students with creative outlets to relieve this stress, while still promoting active learning experiences.
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The goal of this project is to make the most of students' down time during their lunch breaks. Every day after eating lunch, many girls come in to the library to read, use computers, or simply catch up with friends. While these activities are encouraged, the library would like to add other productive options to appeal to a wider audience. \r\n\r\nThese centers will promote creativity, problem-solving, technology use, and provide our students with stress relief. \r\n\r\nThe centers for puzzle making, origami and coloring will provide students with an opportunity to focus only on the moment, pulling them away from any anxieties they might be feeling. Research shows that these activities promote brain health because they require focus, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and problem solving skills. \r\n\r\nThe poetry creation station will encourage students to express themselves creatively while also building their vocabulary--the tiles selected as part of this grant are double sided. One one side, a familiar word is displayed, but when a student flips the tile over, a more advanced synonym will show. On some occasions, students will be challenged to create poetry based on topics of their choosing. One others, they might be asked to create poetry in response to a posted image or quote. There are so many activities to keep this station fresh and fun!\r\n\r\nThe robots we are requesting will be a new activity for many of our students. Our campus has some incredible teachers who are successfully teaching engineering courses, and the library would like to support those interests. Girls will be developing their skills in coding at some of our planned library centers, and the robots would be an awesome way to see their work in action.\r\n
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My students need ways to de-stress while still exercising their minds with art, poetry and technology.
| 1 | 0 |
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