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Ms. Shea from Springfield, MA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Noise Cancelling Headphones/Mics to Assist Teens w/ Focus & Attention

Help me give my students awesome, noise cancelling headphones and microphones to help them focus, feel confident, and succeed with virtual learning!

  • $686 goal

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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

My students are just plain awesome! Regardless of their daily struggles they always prove to persevere! For many of my students, our classroom is their second home, even as we moved into the virtual world. It is their safe space where they can escape the many pressures of adolescence and just be themselves.

Rather than the easy route of giving up, they choose to come together, to push themselves and to persevere, no matter how far they are behind academically.

They are dedicated students who continuously push themselves to be better.

100% of my students receive free or reduced-price lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Once you get them excited about a topic or strategy, they are totally engaged in what we are doing. I want to give them that spark for all that they do, which will become a challenge as we transition to the remote setting. My goal is to set them up for success by providing them with the tools they need to access the curriculum effectively at home during the global pandemic.

My Project

Noise cancelling headphones with inline microphones will make a huge difference for students who are continuing to learn virtually. Teens are distracted easily in general, and its even more of a challenge for most while learning at home.

Many families have more than one student learning online at home, as well as parents who are working online, this can be very distracting for teens who are trying to actively listen and succeed in school.

Noise cancelling headphones will be especially helpful to students with ADD and ADHD, many finding it impossible to focus with just the slightest noise in the background, at no fault of their own. I know these headphones will help my students succeed as we continue to learn online!

Ms. Shea Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Shea

Springfield, MA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony Headphones, Black (MDRZX110/BLK) • Staples Advantage $21.79 25 $544.75

Materials cost

$544.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$582.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.87

Total project goal

$685.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$685.79

1 Donor

-$331.20

Donations toward project cost

-$291.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.74

match offer

-$342.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$291.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.69

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$0.00

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