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Ms. Coe from Philadelphia, PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help me give my students the ability to calculate their way to success!

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My Students

My 7th and 8th grade students belong to a diverse school in Philadelphia. Our district and school tries to give our students all that they can, however money is limited. Their academic success directly contributes to their high school acceptance. Our students want to excel, however they lack the resources that many schools in suburban areas have. They also mainly come from low income families where many do not have access to the same resources at home as other students.

My Project

My students have been sharing graphing calculators in small groups because we don't have enough for everyone. This means that some of my students are only getting the opportunity to use a graphing calculator once a week. For 7th and 8th graders, the curriculum expects them to be able to graph on the graphing calculator every day. They need to enter data, graph plots, graphs, charts, linear functions, systems of equations, and bell curves using their graphing calculator. Unlike students who don't come from low-income families, our students can't afford to buy a graphing calculator to use. Because they have to wait until it's their day to use the calculator, they are falling behind on the skills needed to use them efficiently. This lack of opportunity will unfortunately hurt them in their future education, because they will fall behind in their graphing calculator skills. Already, they aren't able to complete assignments because some 7th grade and most of 8th grade tasks require a graphing calculator. Some of them use Desmos, a graphing calculator online, but Desmos doesn't familiarize the students with how to use a calculator and we all know that being able to use a calculator is an important skill for higher levels of math. My students are bright. They want to learn the same skills other students are learning. Please help me give them the opportunity to use a graphing calculator every day. Any amount you can give is appreciated! Together we can help them calculate their way to success!

Ms. Coe George Sharswood Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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

130 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texas Instruments TI-73 Graphing Calculator • Amazon Business $73.99 20 $1,479.80

Materials cost

$1,479.80

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,532.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$270.35

Total project goal

$1,802.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,802.35

15 Donors

-$1,791.76

Donations toward project cost

-$1,532.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$259.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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$0.00

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