Calculators for Social Justice

Funded Jan 23, 2017

Thank you for your donation! The new graphing calculators we have received from your donation are really exciting for my students because at the beginning of each math class they know they can work with their own calculator for the entire class period. Because I had so few calculators at the beginning of the school year, many students in my Algebra 2 class were unable to use a graphing calculator every day with consistency. Now, students who used to be unfamiliar with the TI-83 calculators have fluency with graphing functions, creating input and output tables, calculating logarithms and finding quadratic, linear and exponential regressions. It's quite amazing to see how far they've come this year using new technology!

In addition, there are a few students who have become especially attached to the new calculators. They've stayed after school and in my room during lunch to use the new calculators for SAT prep and for homework help. It's really a great point for community building and for getting students ready for college.

Thanks again for your generous donation! I can't believe how quickly we were able to raise enough money to get this project off the ground. The benefits to my classroom environment and my students were immediate and will definitely have a lasting effect on students and their love of math for years to come. You are amazing!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Shannon