English Learners Read and Write OUT LOUD!

Funded Aug 31, 2019

I wanted to update you on how the headsets you donated have opened doors in our classroom!

The week before I planned to show students our new classroom tools, we were finishing up paragraphs about the impacts of climate change. One of our eight graders said, "What if we made this into something we can share on social media all over the world?"

The other students were really excited about the idea, and of course I was ecstatic for the students to be the ones pushing the limits of what our writing can do. The next day, I showed them the headsets and we made plans for how to take our writing to new mediums.

Some students were able to create audiovisual presentations to share with friends and family. Two newcomer students were able to write short stories and add pictures to create videos, recording their own voices to narrate the stories. Both these children, usually quiet because of newness to the language, were able practice, re-record, and try again to create amazing stories that impressed the whole class.

I can't tell you how special it is to have middle school students excited about getting their writing out into the world, and wanting to fine-tune their writing to be as powerful as possible. These kids are absolutely going to be stronger writers, and stronger future leaders because of your donation.

We are so excited for the possibilities of having this technology in our classroom. Thank you so much for helping us make it happen.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Driver