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  • Palo Verde High School
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Nearly all 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 regularly participate and learn from hands-on activities in our school garden, which happens to be located right outside of our classroom. I do all that I can to help my special learners to use realistic (meaningful) resources, to build knowledge and skills. Because my students are functioning on varying levels of intelligence, language, and skill/ability, learning in the garden has provided a perfect opportunity for them to study science, read/use nonfiction books, and practice reading and writing for a purpose. However, technology is another key factor in their learning. After working in the garden, I encourage my students to apply their knowledge on individual levels. Some students can draw a picture to show something they have learned; some can use Picture Exchange Communication to tell about something they saw; and some can articulate their learning through verbal words. But by having touch screen technology in the classroom, such as the touchscreen HP desktop computer that I am requesting funding for, I would be opening a world of possibilities for my students with special needs. This touchscreen computer would enable them to access research more independently, utilize programs that facilitate their communication, help them to have an easier means for demonstrating their learning, and so much more. The HP touchscreen computer that we have chosen would help my students to access the classroom in so many more ways than ever before. Coupled with high-interest activities, like our garden, this technology would prove useful by motivating my students, as many have become complacent after recently returning to school for full in-person education (this school year), after COVID-19 closure.

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My students regularly participate and learn from hands-on activities in our school garden, which happens to be located right outside of our classroom. I do all that I can to help my special learners to use realistic (meaningful) resources, to build knowledge and skills. Because my students are functioning on varying levels of intelligence, language, and skill/ability, learning in the garden has provided a perfect opportunity for them to study science, read/use nonfiction books, and practice reading and writing for a purpose. However, technology is another key factor in their learning. After working in the garden, I encourage my students to apply their knowledge on individual levels. Some students can draw a picture to show something they have learned; some can use Picture Exchange Communication to tell about something they saw; and some can articulate their learning through verbal words. But by having touch screen technology in the classroom, such as the touchscreen HP desktop computer that I am requesting funding for, I would be opening a world of possibilities for my students with special needs. This touchscreen computer would enable them to access research more independently, utilize programs that facilitate their communication, help them to have an easier means for demonstrating their learning, and so much more. The HP touchscreen computer that we have chosen would help my students to access the classroom in so many more ways than ever before. Coupled with high-interest activities, like our garden, this technology would prove useful by motivating my students, as many have become complacent after recently returning to school for full in-person education (this school year), after COVID-19 closure.

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