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Mr. D. Castro from Houston, TX is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Engaging My Students Through Enriching Small Groups!

I need my own touch screen laptop to support better my students in small groups through interactive, testing and engaging apps and lessons. Also, color ink cartridges will provide us meaningful learning charts. Thank you!

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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 Project

During my lessons with my little students (First Grade) I usually finish with work-stations and small groups with my students who needs more attention (Phonics and Math) or even with who needs more enriching proposals (GTs). In addition I testing and engaging them through interactive apps and with printed visuals and clarifier charts. Those are some of the main reasons for which I would need my own touch screen laptop and some ink cartridges for the school / home printer in order to get that resources . Thank you.

This project will support me in providing meaningful instruction to all of my students during workshops, small groups and even individually (differentation).

It is sure we need good technology at schools for our own design, planning, and implement the activities with our students. Also we create charts and worksheets which need to be printed as well. So, this resources can support and improve me in my professional commitment. Honestly, thank you for your support.

Mr. D. Castro Helms Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX 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

390 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP - ENVY 14' 2-in-1 Full HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Natural Silver • Best Buy Education $858.06 1 $858.06
HP - 67 2-Pack Standard Capacity Ink Cartridges - Black & Tri-Color • Best Buy Education $30.11 2 $60.22

Materials cost

$918.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$962.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$169.77

Total project goal

$1,131.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,131.82

1 Donor

-$962.05

Donations toward project cost

-$962.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$169.77

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 $0.00

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