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Ms. Pan from New York, NY is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing and Learning as a Teacher!

I need these books to help me organize my lessons and curriculum. I would like to provide my discrete mathematics students with stronger and more engaging instruction.

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My Students

I am a first-year mathematics teacher teaching Algebra I and Discrete Mathematics. My students range from those who once detested math to those who adore the problem-solving process. Overall, my students are bursting with personality and are eager, enthusiastic learners. Although math has not been their favorite subject in the past, they are learning to appreciate the beauty of mathematics and strive to understand it more fruitfully.

Problem-solving and conceptual understanding are what I believe to be most important in the classroom in order to combat students' misunderstandings of what true mathematics is really about.

My hope is for students to see mathematics as a creative subject and guide them into becoming critical thinkers.

My Project

I am requesting several mathematics books for studying problem-solving and number theory. My degree is in mathematics education 7-12, so my knowledge of teaching a higher-level mathematics course like discrete mathematics is limited and can use some honing. Reading these books and using them in my classes will allow me to provide a deeper understanding for my students behind rich mathematical concepts that are not typically discussed in the regular high school curriculum. It will also help me organize the sequencing of concepts and lessons, making the process of learning college-level concepts more digestible and less intimidating.

Ms. Pan Fiorello H Laguardia High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
On Numbers and Games • Amazon Business $76.95 1 $76.95
How to Prove It: A Structured Approach • Amazon Business $29.15 1 $29.15
The Book of Numbers • Amazon Business $27.95 1 $27.95
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library, 34) • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96

Materials cost

$150.01

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.16

Total project goal

$214.42

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Total project goal

 $214.42

4 Donors

-$214.42

Donations toward project cost

-$182.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.16

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