You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Blumstein from Bay Harbor Islands, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Blumstein is requesting

Concentrate and HEAR!

My students need a voice amplification system, or microphone, to use to improve communication, focus, improve student performance, behavior, and more.

  • $178 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Mrs. Blumstein has another project! Donate to Published with Pride: Young Authors & Illustrators to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $261.
2X
Help Mrs. Blumstein

Mrs. Blumstein has another project! Donate to Published with Pride: Young Authors & Illustrators to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $261.
2X

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I am blessed to teach 20 second grade gifted students who are in the EFL program (Extended Foreign Language), in a neighborhood school in an urban part of Florida.

My students have a wide variety of learning needs and challenges.

My students are eager to learn. They are dreamers, thinkers, talkers, and questioners. They like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention.

My students walk into our classroom every day full of life, ready to learn, and excited for what is in store for them that day. I ask them, "Who is the best second grade class in the whole world?" and they reply, "We are!" I want them to know I believe in them and they can do anything.

My Project

A voice amplification system, or a microphone in the classroom can help raise student achievement, increase students' attention, decrease teachers' voice strain, and aid in classroom participation.

Without high-quality classroom acoustics, teachers fatigue because they have to strain their voices, and the children fatigue because they have to strain to "concentrate and hear."

Students will use the microphone when they share their journals, when we do readings, and whenever they present. Beneficial reasons for using a classroom amplification system can include the following: *Increased student attentiveness in the classroom

*Reduced stress levels for teachers

*Reduced health problems related to teacher voice strain

*Better lesson comprehension by students

*Better language and literacy test scores for students at every level

*Increased student interaction and participation in lessons

*Increased student confidence and motivation

*Better performance by students learning English as a foreign language

Your donations will make a difference in the lives of my students. You will give them a chance to experience learning in a fun and creative way. Like the song says, that's what friends are for!

Mrs. Blumstein Ruth Broad/Bay Harbor K-8 Center Grades PreK-2

More about Mrs. Blumstein

Bay Harbor Islands, FL View local requests 20 students impacted 6donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Blumstein is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ION Audio Tailgater (iPA77) | Portable Bluetooth PA Speaker with Mic, AM/FM Radio, and USB Charge Port [Current Model] • Amazon Business $118.95 1 $118.95

Materials cost

$118.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.60

Total project goal

$177.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $177.33

6 Donors

-$172.48

Donations toward project cost

-$150.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.85

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Blumstein and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"FL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/concentrate-and-hear/2270108/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":20,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Blumstein","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-1025980278","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Bay Harbor Islands","teachersOnPage":[1420883],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":2270108,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"1420883":{"owner":"Mrs. Blumstein","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[2270108],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1420883_orig.png?crop=948,948,x0,y164&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740771675238","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":245126,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":261,"proposalURL":"project/published-with-pride-young-authors-il/9282064/","matchingFund":{"name":"General Motors","type":"AUTO_DONATION_MATCH","matchImpactMultiple":2.0,"donorSalutation":"General Motors","multipleForDisplay":"2X","ownerRegion":null,"matchingKey":"25GMTAW","amount":0.00},"proposalTitle":"Published with Pride: Young Authors & Illustrators","proposalId":9282064},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["Mzk5MzUwOQ==","Mzk5ODY1NA==","NDAwMTQ2Mw==","Mzk5MjIzNg==","Mzk5MjAyOQ==","Mzk5MzQ4NA=="],"teacherId":1420883,"schoolCounty":"Miami-Dade","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"FL","name":"Florida"}}