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Past projects 8

• Scholastic and Snacks for Speech Students!

  Funded Jan 17, 2024

  Thank you so much for your generosity. Thanks to your participation my project has been fully funded!

  My students will be so excited to start using Scholastic Magazine for interesting discussions and engaging assignments. They will also be eager to earn rewards and treats now that the speech store is filled with yummy snacks and fidgets.

  The support of the Donors Choose community is touching and I feel inspired to continue to work hard to help all students have access to a great education! Thank you again for allowing me to provide these materials for my students.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

  This classroom project was brought to life by Someone who cares about New York City and 2 other donors.

• Believe in the Magic of Speech!

  Funded Feb 8, 2023

  Thank you for your continued support. Thanks to you, my students will make great strides with their reading goals. Rime magic will be a grateful addition to our speech room to help students with word recognition and reading fluency. The students will be so excited to use the finger lights to track while reading passages. Your generosity and thoughtfulness is much appreciated.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

  This classroom project was brought to life by Black History Month Partners and one other donor.

• Current Events to Elicit Conversations!

  Funded Sep 26, 2022

  Thank you so much for your support in getting a subscription to Scholastic Magazine for my students. Every time we use an issue during a lesson the students ask if they can keep their copy of the magazine. I tell them yes, it's for you! They are so used to using worksheets or black and white copies of passages that are dull and unappealing. Scholastic magazine takes informational, current events texts and brings them to life with organized sections, photos, graphs, and colorful visuals. The presentation of the text draws the students attention and improves their understanding.

  We've been using Scholastic passages to engage in collaborative discussions, answer direct and inferential questions, share opinions, and produce written summaries.

  Thank you again for supporting this project you have made a tremendous impact in our classroom!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

  This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 7 other donors.

• Creative, Collaborative, & Comfortable Workspace for Speech Therapy

  Funded Apr 14, 2022

  Thank you so much for your support in getting this fun new dry erase table for my students! When they saw the new table they all commented on how nice it was. However, after I wrote on the table with my dry erase marker their eyes grew wide and they were amazed! They were all excited to write and draw on the table. This table has truly been a game changer. When students are unable to see clearly on the whiteboard on the wall, I can write the sentence on the table right next to them for them to copy it in their notebooks.

  I must also say thank you for my paper and supply centers. Having these organizational tools have made lesson planning so much easier. As I service students from all different grade levels, I am able to print out all my worksheets at the start of my day and organize the worksheets by grade and place them neatly into each labeled compartment of the paper center. The supply center has also made classroom management so much better, as the students can just grab the needed supply box from the supply center and put it back when finished.

  Having these tools has allowed me to spend more time and focus on teaching instead of managing the classroom.

  Thank you again for supporting this project you have made a tremendous impact in our classroom!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose community & an Anonymous Partner and 9 other donors.

• Cricut Art for Visual Supports

  Funded May 4, 2021

  Thank you so much for your generosity and support. Thanks to you my classroom looks like an organized and visually appealing learning environment. Your donation was used to purchase a cricut machine to help with classroom management and efficiency. I use the Cricut machine to label areas of the room and the whiteboard. Thanks to the labels the students always know what day of the week it is, the date, and they are able to share their goals (what they are working on and why). I also use the machine to make letters and designs for our monthly bulletin boards. I'm so grateful for the support I've received from the Donors Choose community. Thanks for making a difference.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 8 other donors.

• Teletherapy Technology for Speech and Language Students

  Funded Jun 30, 2020

  Thank you for your generous donation and supporting our children's education. The money you donated was used for providing remote learning for the students during the pandemic. I am amazed by the amount of progress the students made throughout the year. This is all thanks to your continued support. Thanks to you I was able to engage my learners in using fun websites such as «Word Wall » and « Wonder of the Day. »Not to mention visits to virtual museums, zoos, and aquariums. It is an honor and privilege to educate young minds. Thank you for supporting this mission.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

• Technology in the Speech Room!

  Funded Jun 17, 2019

  We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your generous contributions. The whiteboard and document camera has made a profound impact on our students. We have introduced the technology and the students have been benefiting from them. We also have more space in our speech room. The students enjoy coming up to the board and writing their answers down. They are participating more and enjoying more hands on assignments. The students are better able to follow or read along with material projected onto the board. We are all touched by your generosity.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 7 other donors.

• Story Telling Using Current Technology

  Funded Oct 19, 2018

  We are writing to express our gratitude for your generous donations. Thanks to all of you we have been using technology for various activities. Students have been learning how to deconstruct narratives and use informational expression through various apps. For instance, we have used pic collage for story retell activities, vimeo and storyline online to listen to narrative stories, Google Earth to look up story settings and Haiku Deck to answer questions about informational texts. We have seen the students become more engaged, initiate work more readily, and willingly participate more. The students love getting opportunities to create collages through pic collage. We have seen the students improve in their ability to retain details and recall information given this new visual medium. We are excited to see how eager the students are about learning. We cannot thank you enough for your support and generosity!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Duval