Dr. Turoff's Rest and Recharge Station

Funded Oct 1, 2024

Thank you for your generous contribution to my project, "Dr. Turoff's Rest and Recharge Station." My classroom at Bard High School Early College has been significantly improved because of your help and my students use these resources every single day.

The noise canceling headphones have been particularly helpful for quiet private work. This semester, the headphones have been used by several seniors who are able to work on their college applications in my office or classroom without being disturbed by ongoing conversations. They are also used by 10th graders in my class when we are having a writing workshop day. If students have not brought a draft to peer review, they do individual work, and know that they can come get headphones at our station. I attached a picture of a student doing this in my class.

The phone chargers are used by students while they are in class. My co-teacher and I used to have to ration our one working unused outlet in our classroom. But now, because of the additional outlets on the charging table, multiple students can charge their phones and devices at the same time. This is an issue of equity, as students with less resources are often the ones who work on phones instead of laptops or tablets, and are therefore the ones needing to charge their phones throughout the school day. These students are able to use the portable chargers too, so they can work on their phone while charging it. I have also included a photo of a student charging our class ipads while working at the smartboard. The placement of our charging station allows students to work while charging.

Finally, we have been using our coffee maker and pods to make hot cocoa during the holiday season. So, thank you for bringing holiday cheer to our office and classroom!”

With gratitude,

Dr. Melissa Turoff