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Ms. Tanner's Classroom

  • West High School
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • More than half of 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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  • Reading With Rebels

    Funded May 24, 2019

    Reading can be either a delightful experience or a tiresome chore. Having a great selection of engaging literature can make it much more enjoyable. Many of my students have never actually finished an entire book before they make it to my classroom. Reading takes many forms with my students. We engage in both group and independent reading. We have lively literature circles as well as silent read-o-thons. The selections provided in this project will be used in whole group lessons with the hope that students will be encouraged to continue looking for and reading books that relate to their life experiences.

    My students were so excited about the books for our classroom library that we have written an additional project. If funded, these books will provide beautiful children's literature that we can use for our Bell-Ringer activities.

    Thank you again for your generous donations.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Tanner

    This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 10 other donors.
  • Tablets for Teens

    Funded Oct 7, 2015

    Completion of this project has allowed me to reflect on some my practices in the classroom. In an effort to improve student learning I hope to be able to incorporate the use of these Kindles in my classroom for literature circles. Print books are so expensive, and are easily damaged or lost. The Kindles provide students access to a much wider variety of literature for use in the classroom as well as out of the classroom. Generous donors such as yourselves have allowed my students the opportunity to experience literature through technology.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Tanner

  • "Fired" Up for ESL

    Funded Dec 19, 2014

    Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my classroom. My students have been able to access reading material, for our literature circles, through the use of the Kindles. In several of my classes we do not have enough copies of the book we are using to make a complete classroom set, forcing students to share their books. The Kindles have been particularly helpful in these classes.

    During our recent literature circles we were able to download a copy of the book to each of the four Kindles and students learned to highlight and bookmark while reading. As a result of this experience, I have requested the purchase of five additional Kindles through our Land Trust funds, and hope to write an additional Donors Choose project.

    Although nothing can replace the tactile experience of holding an actual book, I feel my students will greatly benefit by using modern technology in the classroom.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Tanner

West High is an inner-city school with a population of over 2500 students ranging in age from twelve to eighteen. Some of the many programs available to students include Special Education, ESL Language Arts, Advanced Placement and Honors Programs, as well as The International Baccalaureate Program. The majority of my time is spent teaching English Language Learners. Many of these students struggle diligently to achieve even minimal success when it comes to state mandated competency tests. In an effort to more closely align our curriculum with that of the common core, my classes have taken on even more rigor. Some of my students are unable to succeed. I believe with a little support, through the use of programs that can be accessed through these tablets, my students can achieve more success.

About my class

West High is an inner-city school with a population of over 2500 students ranging in age from twelve to eighteen. Some of the many programs available to students include Special Education, ESL Language Arts, Advanced Placement and Honors Programs, as well as The International Baccalaureate Program. The majority of my time is spent teaching English Language Learners. Many of these students struggle diligently to achieve even minimal success when it comes to state mandated competency tests. In an effort to more closely align our curriculum with that of the common core, my classes have taken on even more rigor. Some of my students are unable to succeed. I believe with a little support, through the use of programs that can be accessed through these tablets, my students can achieve more success.

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