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Mrs. Jones from Spring Church, PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Learning to Light

Help me give my students novel and engaging tools to bring learning to light!

  • $182 goal

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My Students

I teach in a rural school district in Western Pennsylvania where most of my students are living in poverty. Despite their challenges at home, our school is made up of an amazingly positive group of kids.

My class consists of students who read significantly below reading level.

Although many of them struggle with reading, they still come to school energetic and eager to learn. They start off their day focused and engaged, but as their classes progress, at times, they get fidgety, overwhelmed, and need breaks and movement to help them stay focused and able to concentrate.

My Project

Continually, research shows that students learn best when engaged in novel activities. In the past, teachers embraced technology to meet this need; however, in the age of virtual learning due to the COVID pandemic, technology has lost its luster. As we return to face-to-face instruction, teachers are challenged to find new, innovative activities to meet students’ needs. In my reading intervention and ELA classes, students are constantly using highlighters. We search for textual evidence, mark new words, draw lines to connect ideas, and circle areas we need to refer to later. Although monotonous, these activities assist us immensely in increasing our reading comprehension and analysis skills.

To increase student engagement, a simple black light will be incorporated into future lessons.

When using the black light, students highlighted information would glow and pop off the page. Through the introduction of the black light into our reading lessons student engagement and retention of the skills would grow due to the uniqueness of the activities.

Mrs. Jones Apollo Ridge Middle School Grades 6-8

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Spring Church, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Optimal Shop 6 Pack UV Blacklight 9 LED Flashlight Torch Light Outdoors Etc (6 Pack) • Amazon Business $13.57 5 $67.85
6 Piece Petals Highlighters,5-In-1Flower Shape Watercolor Highlighter Pens,Fluorescent Petal Watercolor Marker Pen for School Office Stationery Supplies (5 Colors) • Amazon Business $10.99 5 $54.95

Materials cost

$122.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.29

Total project goal

$181.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.93

5 Donors

-$177.52

Donations toward project cost

-$154.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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