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Mrs. Raheja from Fremont, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rookie to Pro with Technology

Help me give my students the high-quality, interactive, immersive science education they deserve by providing me with the tools to adapt to teaching-from-home with a MacBook Air.

  • $1,338 goal

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My Students

My students are naturally inquisitive and dedicated. They enjoy learning science by discussing and by sharing their ideas and experience with their peers when trying to explain a naturally occurring phenomenon. It is a pleasure for me to see them make a scientific argument about how and why things happen. My favorite part of teaching is hearing the students share their personal experiences, and these deeply personal stories help me understand my students and help me create lesson plans that guide their thinking towards a deeper understanding of the topic.

Despite the challenges, my students eagerly look forward to doing the hands-on activity I suggest every week.

Many of them start the assignment mere minutes after it is posted!

My students are supported by a wonderful community of teachers, students, and parents who are involved and supportive. Teamwork and collaboration are emphasized in the culture of the school.

Overall, my students have shown great resilience and created an incredible student community. Even though so much is going on in the world right now, this classroom has become a safe space for students to learn, grow, and support each other.

My Project

I am the primary science instructor for every student at my school (grades 1-6). My goal is to actively engage my students in learning science concepts. I teach beyond the book. I would like them to take on the roles of scientists, engineers, architects, change-makers to investigate and figure out real-world phenomenon. In the absence of any district-provided science textbooks and curriculum, I have created web-based resources to meet the needs of my students. This has taken an immense amount of personal effort and is rendered even more difficult when it has to be done on old, slow district-provided computers.

To make distance-teaching more effective, I would like to create video lessons, edit assignments, make online science lab experiences, and bring in guest speakers, and all of this will only be possible with access to a new laptop.

My students deserve a high-quality education from their homes. Help me give them that!

Please help me continue my passion for teaching science to young minds in this difficult time. Wonderful, hands-on, experiential learning is possible even when we are socially distancing, and I know how to provide it. Help me get there.

My students, and the school community, are grateful for your support. Your investment is an investment into the leaders of our future.

Mrs. Raheja John M Gomes Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Fremont, CA View local requests 500 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Air 13.3'Laptop with Touch ID - Intel Core i3 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $999.99 1 $999.99

Materials cost

$999.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $91.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,136.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.56

Total project goal

$1,337.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,337.05

2 Donors

-$668.52

Donations toward project cost

-$568.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.28

match offer

-$668.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$568.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.28

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 $0.00

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