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Mrs. Ennis from Madison, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Atlas to Learning

My students need to know world geography. We have a large classroom map (thanks to Donors!), but now need 15 copies of Atlas of World History for the students to use for various projects.

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My Students

I work in an social and economically diverse urban school. Fifty-seven percent are on free or reduced price lunch (this is not including a number of students who probably qualify, but are unable to or do not know how to apply). This number continues to increase over the years.

Our school is ethnically diverse, especially for the area, as the majority of our students are African American, Hispanic, or two or more races.

I currently teach six classes: five of World History and one of Wisconsin Studies 11/12.

I have a number of students with special behavioral, emotional and learning needs. We have limited technology and since this is history class, do a lot of reading and writing. Not all students are able to access all of the information in the same manner.

My Project

I am finding, through pre-assessments done at the beginning of the year, that students have very limited knowledge of world geography. Basic questions about oceans and continents were incorrect. I am struggling to teach content with such a gap in geographical understanding about the world.

As a world history teacher I am, literally, teaching about the whole world.

I do not teach about eras, events, or regions in isolation. I want students to understand that civilizations were rising and falling all over the globe at the same time. It is challenging to do this when they do not have a visual aid to interact with that shows just where these people and places were. They need to understand what resources are available in different parts of the world as this is going to lead to different relationships between societies. How have borders changed and why throughout the history of the world?

I borrowed a similar book to the ones I'm requesting and found it to be much more informative than a standard world atlas. It tells the story of how borders changed, civilizations rose and fell while providing visual geographical context. Talking about where a society was 500 yrs ago is hard on a current map. I want them to compare past and present boundaries which is difficult with only having access to recent maps. This book provides historical context for shifts in societies, interactions, trade relationships, and conflicts. Students benefit from having a source for drawing comparisons as this text does. I am requesting 15 of them so students can work in pairs or groups of 3 to discuss these historical shifts while developing teamwork skills.

Mrs. Ennis East High School Grades 9-12

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Atlas of World History • Amazon Business $31.94 15 $479.10

Materials cost

$479.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.11

Total project goal

$607.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $607.40

3 Donors

-$303.69

Donations toward project cost

-$258.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.55

match offer

-$303.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$258.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.56

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 $0.00

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