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Mrs. Pizzi-Derasmo from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Are You Talking to Me?

Help me give my students who are learning English for the first time, a language translator device, books, posters and plethora of resources to aid in their learning.

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My Project

My classes have an array of languages. From Spanish to Portuguese, Arabic to Urdu, Creole to French making it difficult to communicate and find an abundance of learning material to aid in all types of languages and learning abilities.

All of my students want to learn to English, and I want to do my very best to give them all they need to do this.

A good pocket translator will help with communicating with my students and with these new English for Everyone books, toner for worksheets and other academic resources, my students and I will be able to choose from a variety of resources that will allow them to learn both in groups and independently.

The best way to increase their learning of English is having all different types of resources to keep them interested, and I believe these resources will continue to help my students grow to be stronger English language learners. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in learning the English language and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the English language.

Mrs. Pizzi-Derasmo Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

90 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Language Translator Device, Two Way Real-Time Voice Translation in138 Languages, High Accuracy Instant Translation with 3" Touch Screen supported Voice/Text/Offline/Photo Translation and Chatgpt • Amazon Business $82.98 1 $82.98
English for Everyone: Intermediate to Advanced Box Set - Level 3 & 4 : ESL for Adults, an Interactive Course to Learning English • Amazon Business $49.79 1 $49.79
INK E-SALE 4 Packs Remanufactured TN760 Toner Cartridge Replacement for Brother TN760 TN730 TN770 for HL-L2325DW HL-L2350DW HL-L2370DW DCP-L2550DW MFC-L2690DW MFC-L2710DW MFC-L2717DW MFC-L2750DW • Amazon Business $45.59 1 $45.59
ESL Worksheets & Lesson Plans: Supplementary Lessons • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
English for Everyone: Beginner Box Set - Level 1 & 2: ESL for Adults, an Interactive Course to Learning English • Amazon Business $35.16 1 $35.16
ESL Vocabulary, Grammar & Conversation Cards: Supplementary Activities • Amazon Business $34.95 1 $34.95
Learning Resources Conversation Cubes, Social Emotional Learning, Assorted Colors, 6 Pieces (LER7300) • Quill.com $18.49 1 $18.49
ESL Games for Kids and Adults: 50 Fun Activities for Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL Books for Teaching and Learning English) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
English for Everyone: English Idioms: An ESL Book of Over 1,000 English Phrases and Expressions • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Commonly Confused Words Posters for Middle and High School Classroom, Grammar Punctuation Posters for Students and Teachers • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Yisong 3 Pieces English Educational Posters Other Ways to Say Synonyms Poster Grammar Learning Charts for Elementary Middle School Classroom Playroom Decoration, 17 x 22 Inch • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79

Materials cost

$353.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.58

Total project goal

$457.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $457.19

6 Donors

-$374.84

Donations toward project cost

-$329.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.73

Matching donations from our partners

-$70.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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 $0.00

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