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Mrs. Dickinson from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Middle Schoolers Must Have Materials!

My students need a MacBook laptop, 3 Kindles with chargers, multiple copies of 2 novels, a folktale book, a poetry book, pencils, 3 pencil sharpeners, an electric stapler with staples!

  • $2,419 goal

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My Students

I am a middle school Language Arts and Social Science teacher who has been working with inner city students for over a decade. My absolute passion is to work with this age group, covering these subjects, and to motivate these amazing kids.

I teach a third of all the students at my school (I see over a hundred students on a daily basis).

I work in a low-income area in Chicago (97% of students receive a free or reduced lunch). Despite the obstacles they may have, these middle schoolers have so much gumption and personality, that I truly look forward to working with them every day. My frustration, however, is that these students are falling further and further behind, but demands and expectations are getting higher and higher for them to be college and career ready. With 70% of my students being English Language Learners, and 30% of my students being Special Education Students (known as Diverse Learners), having the ability to use technology and resources is the key to helping them achieve.

My Project

My students need a MacBook laptop, 3 Kindles with chargers, multiple copies of 2 novels, a folktale book, a poetry book, pencils, 3 pencil sharpeners, an electric stapler with staples. My junior high students will greatly benefit from the supplies, novels, and having technology in the classroom! With the laptop, we will be able to research projects and type papers. With the Kindles, I can have small groups read books according to their reading levels. Exposing them to those classroom resources will allow them to continue to work hard in this digital age. With copies of the novels, a folktale book, and a poetry book, small groups will be able to conduct Literature Circles and add post-its in the books to track their reading. Also, (although not very exciting) school supplies are always needed, such as pencils, 3 pencil sharpeners, an electric stapler, and extra staples. All of these items will be used with one purpose in mind: my goal is to inspire students to love learning, and to enhance their literacy!

With these materials, my classroom will be able function more effectively and more efficiently.

My students will reap the rewards from this project. I can only help students truly achieve success if I have resources to do so. Please help! It takes a village!

Mrs. Dickinson Brennemann Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

110 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MacBook Pro - 13.3' - Core i5 - OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD • Best Buy Education $1,099.99 1 $1,099.99
Kindle Paperwhite 3G, 6" High-Resolution Display (212 ppi) with Built-in Light, Free 3G + Wi-Fi • Amazon $209.00 3 $627.00
Amazon Kindle 5W USB Power Adapter • Amazon $19.99 3 $59.97
X-Acto XLR 1818 Electric Pencil Sharpener, Black • Amazon $16.49 3 $49.47
Stanley Bostitch Electric Full Strip 25 Sheet Capacity Stapler Impulse Drive(TM) 25. (02210) • Amazon $41.43 1 $41.43
Dixon Ticonderoga Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Box of 96, Yellow (13882) • Amazon $12.99 3 $38.97
Seedfolks • AKJ Books $6.56 4 $26.24
Bronx Masquerade • AKJ Books $5.10 5 $25.50
Favorite Folktales from Around the World • AKJ Books $14.56 1 $14.56
Stanley Bostitch B8 PowerCrown Premium 1/4" Staples (STCR21151/4) • Amazon $5.40 2 $10.80
100 Best Loved Poems • AKJ Books $2.19 1 $2.19

Materials cost

$1,996.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,056.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$362.83

Total project goal

$2,418.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,418.89

15 Donors

-$1,931.25

Donations toward project cost

-$1,656.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$274.69

match offer

-$470.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$399.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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 $0.00

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