Past projects 31
The Future Is Robo-bright!
Funded Apr 7, 2025Design Thinking is a methodology used by designers to help them solve complex problems and create solutions & products that meet people's needs. It's solution-based thinking that starts with a general goal, not just a specific problem to help create broader ideas. This opportunity needs to be introduced and cultivated in our children to broaden their life-long goals and equip them with 21st Century skills!
I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to our project. Your support truly makes a difference!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
This classroom project was brought to life by Optimum and 6 other donors.Embrace the PAWcibilities
Funded Feb 18, 2025I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to our project. Your support truly makes a difference!
Pet books are incredibly popular in our library, loved by both children and adults alike. They are engaging reads that fly off the shelves and invite readers to dive back into their stories time and time again. For reluctant or struggling readers, books about animals are particularly beneficial. They are appealing to our students and often introduce the skill of reading nonfiction in a fun way. The combination of cute animals and non fiction features makes the reading experience approachable and "cool," allowing these students to immerse themselves in the narrative without feeling overwhelmed by the number of pages.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
Pictures Are Worth a 1000 Words
Funded Jan 14, 2025Graphic novels are incredibly popular in our library, loved by both children and adults alike. They are engaging reads that fly off the shelves and invite readers to dive back into their stories time and time again. For reluctant or struggling readers, graphic novels are particularly beneficial. The combination of panels and art makes the reading experience approachable and "cool," allowing these students to immerse themselves in the narrative without feeling overwhelmed by the number of pages.
Using Dr. Rudine Bishop's words that books provide "mirrors and windows", we believe this book will allow our students a chance to reflect, discuss and support each other in the historically disadvantaged members of our society. When students do not see themselves in books, a message is sent that their personhood isn't as legitimate, they are a sidebar, they don't have stories to tell. When students do see themselves, they are celebrated, acknowledged and become part of the narrative/community. We need both windows and mirrors in order to grow in our opinions of others as well, experience life outside of our own confines, and celebrate the communities we are a part of.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
Annotating and Investigating Women's Suffrage
Funded Oct 31, 2024The skill of annotation is necessary to develop in elementary and middle school in order to prepare children properly for high school and higher education. It allows the students to have a conversation with the book and develop their own understanding of the author's message or material. Developing a self understanding of what they know and what they are learning is imperative for critical thinking growth.
Annotation can also slow down our student's reading pace, which can help retention and comprehension. It will help our students isolate ideas and organize important material, highlight key concepts, and keep track of key ideas and questions. These books and annotations will prepare students for writing prompts and discussions. With this resource our students' thoughts and questions lead to deeper understanding, and encourage them to make inferences and draw conclusions about the text. Students ground their self-assessments in evidence, which can help them learn how to better evaluate themselves.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
Camp Half Blood: Learning to Annotate
Funded Aug 18, 2024The skill of annotation is necessary to develop in elementary and middle school in order to prepare children properly for high school and higher education. It allows the students to have a conversation with the book and develop their own understanding of the author's message or material. Developing a self understanding of what they know and what they are learning is imperative for critical thinking growth.
Annotation can also slow down our student's reading pace, which can help retention and comprehension. It will help our students isolate ideas and organize important material, highlight key concepts, and keep track of key ideas and questions. These books and annotations will prepare students for writing prompts and discussions. With this resource our students' thoughts and questions lead to deeper understanding, and encourage them to make inferences and draw conclusions about the text. Students ground their self-assessments in evidence, which can help them learn how to better evaluate themselves.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
Science Is All Around Us
Funded Jul 30, 2024My goal is always to offer book titles that are both windows and mirrors. This term was coined by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop. My students deserve to see themselves in books for both pleasure reading and in nonfiction texts as career opportunities. Representation matters and a large majority of my students currently cannot find themselves in our collection. This is an equity issue for students.
These science books inspire further curiosity from my students to engage and research the natural world around them. The books inspire knowledge and a closer exploration of a variety of species and habitats. Drawing slows children's brains down, is great for their social emotional help and allows them to really notice adaptations of animals.
When students do see themselves, they are celebrated, acknowledged and become part of the narrative/community. These book will allow my students the opportunity to grow in our opinions of ourselves and others. Books offer a gateway of life outside of our own immediate area and a glimpse at careers we might have.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 7 other donors.Primary Bird Feeder Project
Funded Apr 22, 2024Using Dr. Rudine Bishop's words that books provide "mirrors and windows", we believe this book will allow our students a chance to reflect, discuss and support each other in the historically disadvantaged members of our society. When students do not see themselves in books, a message is sent that their personhood isn't as legitimate, they are a sidebar, they don't have stories to tell. When students do see themselves, they are celebrated, acknowledged and become part of the narrative/community. We need both windows and mirrors in order to grow in our opinions of others as well, experience life outside of our own confines, and celebrate the communities we are a part of.
Learning about birds, the career of ornithology and moving about our environment observing nature has opened up the science field to many kids who haven't had the exposure. These resources helped us create feeders that could be taken back to homes to continue learning, inspiring the wonder of birds and calming minds as they enjoyed the natural world.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 3 other donors.MAKE-ing Our Learning in the Library
Funded Mar 27, 2024On the surface, many may be taken aback by my library's apparent disorder, the lack of desks, the constant movement of students, cardboard everywhere, the constant chatter, and the energy level. But, spend more than a cursory look, more than a quick investigation, and you will find the future of education.
The movement turns out to be students owning their environment, identifying necessary tools, and working to set up their learning conditions to best suit their needs. Our children thrive in self-directed activities with hands-on learning and collaborative play. They make choices in their learning which encourages personal accountability using their teacher as a resource.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
This classroom project was brought to life by LOFT and 5 other donors.Everyone Is Welcome!
Funded Apr 11, 2024Using Dr. Rudine Bishop's words that books provide "mirrors and windows", we believe this book will allow our students a chance to reflect, discuss and support each other in the historically disadvantaged members of our society. When students do not see themselves in books, a message is sent that their personhood isn't as legitimate, they are a sidebar, they don't have stories to tell. When students do see themselves, they are celebrated, acknowledged and become part of the narrative/community. We need both windows and mirrors in order to grow in our opinions of others as well, experience life outside of our own confines, and celebrate the communities we are a part of.
Our middle school population is primarily children of color. Book publishers have historically not provided mirrors to my students and in the removal of books like the one we have chosen, further ignore issues that have long gone undiscussed and ignored students' questions and place for discussion.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
Money Money Money
Funded Sep 3, 2023Using Dr. Rudine Bishop's words that books provide "mirrors and windows", I believe this book will allow our students a chance to reflect, discuss and support each other in the historically disadvantaged members of our society. When students do not see themselves in books, a message is sent that their personhood isn't as legitimate, they are a sidebar, they don't have stories to tell. When students do see themselves, they are celebrated, acknowledged and become part of the narrative/community.
Sharing texts that build knowledge empower students. Sharing texts that show children themselves encourage the idea that anything is possible. Financial literacy is a skill often missed in school. Often young adults leave college and must discover their financial gaps in a trial by error way. I think the library's role is to both support the curriculum assigned by the state, but also fill in gaps that will allow students to see the outside world as one they are equipped to handle. Your generous donation allows my students another building block in the construction of a skill set ready for adulthood.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Rosie Herold
This classroom project was brought to life by Charles Schwab and 3 other donors.