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Mrs. Swedberg from Wichita, KS is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Improve Student Motivation and Learning

I need twenty-nine professional development books to help me improve learning and student motivation.

  • $963 goal

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Mrs. Swedberg has another project! Donate to Sensory Materials for K-8 Students to help her classroom.

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My Project

I will be using the requested books to help motivate my students to do their best. Educators around the United States are trying to motivate students to do their best after coming out of the pandemic. In order to do this we have to look at student behavior and discipline as well as learning spaces in the school. The books requested will be used to put ideas into effect with little to no additional money within weeks. The books will also help me to improve instructional practices. Improving instructional practices will also improve student learning.

Mrs. Swedberg Christa McAuliffe Academy Grades 6-8

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Wichita, KS View local requests

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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Building to Educate: School Architecture & Design • Amazon Business $46.37 1 $46.37
The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools • Amazon Business $35.00 1 $35.00
You're the Principal! Now What?: Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders • Amazon Business $34.95 1 $34.95
The Principal's Guide to the First 100 Days of the School Year: Creating Instructional Momentum • Amazon Business $32.95 1 $32.95
Putting Teachers First: How to Inspire, Motivate, and Connect with Your Staff (Eye on Education) • Amazon Business $30.92 1 $30.92
Planning Learning Spaces: A Practical Guide for Architects, Designers and School Leaders (Resources for School Administrators, Educational Design) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Don't Suspend Me!: An Alternative Discipline Toolkit • Amazon Business $29.96 1 $29.96
Breakthrough Principals: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Stronger Schools • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Parties, or Other Hard-to-Quit Incentive Systems • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Leadership for Learning: How to Bring Out the Best in Every Teacher • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Motivating Students Who Don't Care: Proven Strategies to Engage All Learners, Second Edition (Proven Strategies to Motivate Struggling Students and Spark an Enthusiasm for Learning) • Amazon Business $27.39 1 $27.39
Lead from Where You Are: Building Intention, Connection and Direction in Our Schools • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Learning by Design: Live Play Engage Create • Amazon Business $26.65 1 $26.65
The Space: A Guide for Leaders • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
QUICK Responses for Reducing Misbehavior and Suspensions: A Behavioral Toolbox for Classroom and School Leaders • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Hacking Deficit Thinking: 8 Reframes That Will Change The Way You Think About Strength-Based Practices and Equity In Schools (Hack Learning Series) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
The Shift to Student-Led: Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning • Amazon Business $24.26 1 $24.26
The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
The Principal's Survival Guide: Where Do I Start? How Do I Succeed? When Do I Sleep? (Free Spirit Professional™) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
The Restorative Practices Playbook: Tools for Transforming Discipline in Schools • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It • Amazon Business $22.04 1 $22.04
The Space: A Guide for Educators • Amazon Business $22.00 1 $22.00
Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain: Helping Underperforming Students Become Lifelong Learners • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success • Amazon Business $15.45 1 $15.45
The Power of Branding: Telling Your School′s Story (Corwin Connected Educators Series) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Building Campus Relationships From the Inside Out: A Guide to Decreasing Staff Conflict and Increasing Campus Relationships • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Redesigning Learning Spaces (Corwin Connected Educators Series) • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
Building Resilient Students From the Inside Out: 5 Proven Ways to Help Students Build Self-Efficacy and Resilience • Amazon Business $14.50 1 $14.50
Building School Culture From the Inside Out: An Easy Three Step Process with Immediate Results • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95

Materials cost

$726.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $51.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$818.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.44

Total project goal

$962.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $962.91

4 Donors

-$424.24

Donations toward project cost

-$416.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$472.62

Match offers toward project cost

-$401.73

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$66.04

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