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Mrs. Patterson from Lexington, NC is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Getting Actively Engaged in Learning

Teacher Professional Development: I need fund to cover transportation and accommodations to attend the Whole Brain Teaching Professional Development to help me better instruct my students. <profdevpilot>

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My Students

This school year I started using Whole Brain Teaching in my classroom. However, I have never been formally trained on how to implement this program. What I have used of this program keeps the students engaged and makes them active in their learning.

My students have loved using Whole Brain Teaching in my classroom.

I have been using this method this school year, However, I am completely self- taught. I would like to be formally trained on how to implement it in my classroom. I am very excited about having the opportunity to have three whole days of training on how to implement this into my classroom. With formal training I could properly incorporate this method into our daily instruction and then go back and train the other teachers in my grade level as well as my mentees.

My Project

The range of my 23 students' abilities varies. I am constantly struggling to find a way to keep my students engaged. Without engagement, learning can not take place. I want to learn how to teach my students to be actively part of their own learning. When they do this they are more likely to make connections and help them retain what they are learning. Engaged students are less likely to have behavior problems which can keep them from leaning. I would love to see how this helps raise test scores. It will also help them take ownership of themselves and their learning getting them ready for the grades to come.

In order to benefit my students and be the best teacher I can be I need to understand what I am teaching.

I also need to be able to take what I have learned and implement it into my daily instruction. This training would help me take Whole Brain Teaching and apply it to my every day instruction and routine. I could the use this training to help train the other teachers in my grade level.

Mrs. Patterson Charles England Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Lexington, NC 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Miscellaneous Sleep Inn $380.00
Activity Whole Brain Teaching $0.01
Transportation Gas $198.00

Trip cost

$578.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$616.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.83

Total project goal

$725.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $725.51

4 Donors

-$362.75

Donations toward project cost

-$308.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.41

match offer

-$362.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$308.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.41

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 $0.00

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