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Ms. Cheng from Bayside, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Kids Improve Their Math Grades!

Help me give my students proper calculators to help them build confidence in math class.

  • $479 goal

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My Students

I have three classes of very unique students this year. Each one of them has their own talents. They all came in on the first day of school expressing that they wanted to improve their math scores this year through a goal setting activity. They are all very motivated to do better this year with your help and support.

Many of them expressed that they hate math due to their weak computational skills.

I would like them to change that thought and start building confidence in math class.

My Project

I would like students to spend more time understanding a math word problem and decide what operations they need to perform in order to get the correct answer. I don't want to see them struggle in the computational part of the problem and get the wrong answer. A class set of TI-34 calculators can be a great tool for them to improve their math grades and build their confidence level. They can use these calculators in class for classwork, quizzes, projects, and tests. Even for students who are strong in computational skills, they can use the calculators to double check their answers.

Ms. Cheng Middle School 158 Marie Curie Grades 6-8

More about Ms. Cheng

Bayside, NY 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

70 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texas Instruments Multiview TI-34 16-Digit Scientific Calculator, Yellow/Blue, Teacher 10 Pack • Staples Advantage $185.57 2 $371.14

Materials cost

$371.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$406.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.77

Total project goal

$478.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$478.48

2 Donors

-$319.00

Donations toward project cost

-$271.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.85

match offer

-$159.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$135.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.92

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$0.00

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