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Mrs. Ramillano from Los Angeles, CA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Improving Basic Skills with Technology

Teacher professional development: I need an iPad and a protective case for professional development.<profdevpilot>

  • $967 goal

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Help Mrs. Ramillano

Mrs. Ramillano has another project! Donate to Help Us Upgrade Our Worn-Out Whiteboard! to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $617.
2X

My Students

We start our typical day with morning breakfast in the classroom. Breakfast cart awaits for us by the classroom door. Two breakfast monitors and I would unpack the breakfast boxes: cartoons of low-fat milk, cereal, and juices.

I have 27 second graders where 100% of the students are on federal free meal plan.

We are a Title 1 school. More than half of the students have little or no skills in both reading and writing. Most struggle to reach benchmark in English Language Arts and math as well. I have been a primary teacher for almost two decades. I'm always open to learning and discovering new ways of teaching. Until recently, I was dumbfounded by a new teacher who showed me her new iPad. I was surprised that an iPad can be used to improve student learning. This teacher showed me how she incorporated technology into her classroom. I don't have the resources to implement this technology in classroom.

My Project

I will be using the iPad for my professional development in DIBELS Next training, a web-based system. DIBELS stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. The test via DIBELS measures are supported by online, which streamlines the assessment process and supports seamless data collection and analysis. I need an iPad to navigate the website and also to learn how to use the tool to assess my students accurately and efficiently. After assessing them, I will need an iPad to access the cumulative data for all my students. The online access to my students' data will provide critical information to assist me in monitoring student progress and guide future instructional lessons. This technological tool provides targeted differentiation supports and helps me to differentiate instruction for my students.

The professional development of an iPad will increase my knowledge in technology and to provide best teaching practices to all my students to reach their academic standards.

If I can't be literate with technology, I won't be able to use the powerful learning tools to improve my student learning. It is my hope to be technological educated in bringing the 21st Century Skills into the classroom, especially to increase student achievement.

Mrs. Ramillano Logan Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad Air 2 MGTY2LL/A (128GB, Wi-Fi, Silver) NEWEST VERSION • Amazon $679.99 1 $679.99
Snugg iPad Air 2 Case - Smart Cover with Flip Stand & Lifetime Guarantee (Distressed Brown Leather) for Apple iPad Air 2 (2014) • Amazon $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$714.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $65.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$821.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.90

Total project goal

$966.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $966.02

2 Donors

-$67.00

Donations toward project cost

-$67.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$887.20

Match offers toward project cost

-$754.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$133.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.82

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 $0.00

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