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Mrs. Mahalko from Bellerose, NY is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Help Us Get Our Teach On!!

I need professional development to help my co-teacher and I create fun, engaging lessons that are rigorous at the same time!

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My Students

Have you ever heard of a NEST classroom before? The goal of the ASD Nest Support Project is to advance the development and implementation of educational solutions for children living with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The ASD Nest Model is designed for students with Autism who are able to do grade-level academic work. We create a fully inclusive therapeutic environment that uses positive behavior support, targeted instructional strategies and specialized social interventions to make inclusion work.

My co-teacher and I teach second graders who are working hard not only on academics but also navigating the social world.

We choose to celebrate their strengths and use those strengths along with their interests to motivate them to work to their fullest potential. Our class prides itself on being a community of learners who aren't afraid to take risks, who support one another and who are working on being life-long learners!

My Project

Increasing academic rigor through fun and engaging lessons will help create a passion for learning in all of our students!

Our students are working on learning not only academic, but social skills all while having fun and being excited about what they are doing.

We want to make learning magical and engaging!

This conference will help my co-teacher and I grow as educators! We will learn how to incorporate movement, technology, games and different ways for students to use critical thinking skills. As co-teachers attending together, this experience will enhance our already amazing collaborative work relationship.

We cannot wait to learn new strategies to incorporate throughout our lessons to ensure student success, build a respectful classroom culture, and raise student achievement.

Mrs. Mahalko PS 186 Castlewood Grades PreK-2

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Bellerose, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

18 students impacted 15donors

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Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Lodging Connecticut lodging $200.00
Activity Get Your Teach On registration fee $391.00
Transportation Travel to Connecticut $100.00

Trip cost

$691.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$731.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$129.06

Total project goal

$860.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $860.42

4 Donors

-$860.42

Donations toward project cost

-$731.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.06

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