Help Critical Thinkers Discern Fake News From Credible News!
My students need TIME For Kids to become critical thinkers and be able to understand what is FAKE News.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nelms's classroom raised $968
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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'm an educator in a Title I school in the Bronx. Our school is comprised of many students that are first and second generation immigrants as well as students with disabilities. While we have students that come from very hard-working and decent families, we also educate a population of students that come from homes stricken by poverty and dysfunction. I educate students with disabilities whose disabilities are often compounded by their living situation. My students' disabilities vary from Autism to Emotionally Disturbed, but these are just labels. I want my students to defy every label that has been assigned and/or implied because of their circumstances.
My students inspire me to be better every day because they are amazing and are deserving of my absolute best!
They are curious, motivated to learn, and hard workers despite the hardships that they face. They educate me as much I do them! My goal is to have my students recognize that they should never limit their potential and their future does not need to be determined by their circumstances.
My Project
Time For Kids gives our students a global perspective on the world they live in. It gives them access to information that they would otherwise struggle to understand in a very relatable and kid friendly manner. For struggling readers, Time For Kids has online access that allows the students to listen and read many of the articles in alternate levels and contains video content relevant to the articles. The articles force our students to be critical and analytical thinkers which will benefit them in these times of fake news. Many of the articles not only inform our students about events and discoveries in our world, but also include stories of how children their age are engaged in issues that matter in the world. This demonstrates to our students that regardless of their age they can have a positive impact in their communities and/or the world as well.
With your donation, our 4th grade students will have access to current events occurring in our world in a kid friendly manner that will develop their analytical skills and help them in determining which media sources are credible and REAL.
They will have access to information that is relevant to the world they live in, have a global perspective and understanding of issues that affect them and others, while helping to develop their critical and analytical thinking skills. These are all skills that are necessary for success in and outside of the classroom.
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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