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  • Columbia Heights Education Campus
  • Washington, DC
  • Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My students' exposure to graphing calculators is minimal. Most have never used a graphing calculator and cannot afford to purchase a graphing calculator of their own. Our school currently has low resources for calculators, so the math department shares a small set; thus, students never truly learn how to use them because they have such limited time with them. However, we live in a world that requires our students to be technology savvy, and a lack of resources should not be a reason why a student falls behind in building their knowledge for their future. All my students are Latinos, and Latinos are one of the most underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Students need to learn how useful these gadgets are so they can better understand how mathematics can shape their future. These calculators are very powerful in making learning mathematics better. With these, my students will be able to practice the different features on the calculators, on their own, without sharing or overlooking somebody else's screen. They will be able to enhance their understanding of mathematics and connect the different representations of math, such as those of graphs, numerical tables, equations, etc. This is truly the way algebraists or mathematicians think. As a result of their constant exposure and practice on these calculators, they will all the more be prepared for higher-level mathematics, as well as exams such as SATs, ACTs, and AP exams. My students deserve the opportunity to be tech-savvy mathematicians.

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My students' exposure to graphing calculators is minimal. Most have never used a graphing calculator and cannot afford to purchase a graphing calculator of their own. Our school currently has low resources for calculators, so the math department shares a small set; thus, students never truly learn how to use them because they have such limited time with them. However, we live in a world that requires our students to be technology savvy, and a lack of resources should not be a reason why a student falls behind in building their knowledge for their future. All my students are Latinos, and Latinos are one of the most underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Students need to learn how useful these gadgets are so they can better understand how mathematics can shape their future. These calculators are very powerful in making learning mathematics better. With these, my students will be able to practice the different features on the calculators, on their own, without sharing or overlooking somebody else's screen. They will be able to enhance their understanding of mathematics and connect the different representations of math, such as those of graphs, numerical tables, equations, etc. This is truly the way algebraists or mathematicians think. As a result of their constant exposure and practice on these calculators, they will all the more be prepared for higher-level mathematics, as well as exams such as SATs, ACTs, and AP exams. My students deserve the opportunity to be tech-savvy mathematicians.

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