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Mr. Rawlins from Madison, WI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Notebooks for Interactive, Lifelong Learning - ¡En Español!

Help me give my students their own interactive composition notebooks and glue so they can hand-create a lifelong language learning resource that they can take anywhere!

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My Students

My students are beginning language learners ready and eager to not only expand their knowledge about the ever-fascinating Spanish-speaking world but also to acquire the Spanish language to be able to use it in their own lives. Madison, WI is a wonderfully diverse place and home to a large population of native Spanish speakers from Mexico and other parts of the globe.

My students have grown up with a true understanding of the value and importance of being multilingual and culturally competent in their world and daily lives.

I know just from their passion in improving the world and their general curiosity that they will want to grow up to be travelers, ambassadors, teachers, influential communicators, and motivating agents of change.

I absolutely love the cultural richness and diversity of my students, but unfortunately many of our families struggle financially. Many are not able to meet their fundamental needs and also have great difficulty finding opportunity in our society. I am lucky to be a member of a school that lives and breathes to support these families and students and help them not only to survive, but to thrive!

My Project

It has become known that learning that is interactive, tactile, and creative supports more profound and longer-lasting synaptic connections within the brain. Making these strong connections is SO important, especially when acquiring a new language, since we are learning not just new information but a whole new code, an entirely novel system that our brains need to decipher and store. But what good does time in the classroom do if it's not spent effectively and efficiently? And even if time is spent effectively, how can we provide a way students will keep and further foster those connections after a week or year? Interactive notebooks!

Please help me provide my students with the ability to hand-design their own "textbook" throughout the year and create a multidimensional language acquisition tool that will not only engage them in the classroom but also encourage extra study throughout their young adult lives.

I know, just from observation and personal experience, students are often looking for things to do with their hands. What better way to stave off cell phones and extra copies of lost handouts than with personalized language journals that each student can feel unique ownership of!

In addition to boosting student engagement and creativity, these interactive notebooks will help me and my students organize our thematic units and materials from the various language-learning resources we access. As a teacher not tied to a sole resource or textbook, I research heavily in order to find the absolute best language acquisition and comprehensible input resources for my students. Notebooks will help us consolidate these materials to make one cohesive guide that reflects our unique and progressive curriculum!

Thank you so much in advance for your consideration and donation!

Mr. Rawlins East High School Grades 9-12

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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Madison, WI 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
Five Star Interactive Notetaking Composition Books, 1 Subject, College Ruled Composition Notebooks, 100 Sheets, 11" x 8-1/2", 12 Pack (38614) • Amazon Business $46.12 12 $553.44
Elmer's Liquid School Glue, Washable, 4 Ounces Each , 12 Count - Great for Making Slime • Amazon Business $11.40 3 $34.20

Materials cost

$587.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$626.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.55

Total project goal

$737.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $737.00

4 Donors

-$662.55

Donations toward project cost

-$583.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.60

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.45

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 $0.00

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