This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Team work makes the dream work. If you walk into my class on a daily basis, you will see students learning together. While it may seem like organized chaos, students are teaching each other and learning through hands on projects and labs.
I teach at a school that is almost 100% free and reduced lunch.
As a result of poverty, the students face challenges both in school and outside of school, but we are climbing a mountain to and through college. I tell my high schoolers on a daily basis that failure is not an option and that we will do whatever it takes to ensure that they are prepared for their future college and career.
Though the students have tons of potential, the ACT average at my school is a 15 and the attendance rates are very low. The students are not always comfortable asking for help and as a result, continue to not meet their full potential. Through this project, I hope to create a safe tutoring place where students are able to come and get the help that they need to improve their grades and test scores.
My Project
With the resources in this project, my science department is going to open up a student learning center that is a comfortable place where students can go to get tutoring and additional support when they are struggling in their science classes. By making the environment safe and comfortable, students will be more likely to want to come to the learning center and will get "smarter, together".
While at the learning center students will lounge around on bean bags and couches and will work together with student leader tutors to get the assistance that they need to improve their grades in class, along with increasing their scores on Science AP exams and ACT.
This project is very important both for my classroom and for the other students who take science at my school.
Through offering one on one supports in the tutor center and having the necessary resources to give students additional help in their science classes, the students grades and test scores will increase. As a result, the students will have more options for post-graduation success. My students need bean bags, a couch, and study materials for our science learning center.
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