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 Project
Hello! I am a new teacher who is starting from scratch. I serve 9th grade SLIFE (students with limited or interrupted formal education) in inner city Trenton, New Jersey. Having just completed my teaching credential, I was proactive in seeking this teaching opportunity. I left my job at an elite boarding school (admissions) because I seek to make a greater impact on youth.
I will be teaching 75 students.
In preparing for the school year, I was given a small budget for supplies like pencils, pens, an electric pencil sharpener, composition notebooks, loose leaf paper, and dry erase markers. This was as far as my allotted budget could stretch. This is why my priority request through DonorsChoose is for a class set of headphones.
It is vitally important to create personalized learning plans for students. In teaching SLIFE students, I know I will be teaching many important skills including interpersonal communication, literacy, mathematics, and technology skills, and it will be essential to differentiate instruction which the use of technology and "individual spaces" made possible with headphones will facilitate.
A class set of headphones will allow students time during the course of our 90-minute block together to have an immersive learning experience tailored to their interests and needs. Utilizing technology in this way will also translate to better tracking of academic progress, allowing me to better support student learning, address skill gaps, and create extensions as needed.
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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