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Mrs. Zhao from Philadelphia, PA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Smart Tech For Bright Philadelphia Futures

My students need electronic tablets to enhance their science education and connect with the subject matter on a more relevant and engaging level.

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My Students

As a teacher in the high poverty/low-income urban district of Philadelphia, the students in my 7th grade science class are warriors. Many of my students have experienced major trauma in their lives. They face challenges everyday that most people cannot imagine but they carry on, showing up to class with inquiring minds and a desire to do hands-on science!

The seventh grade consists of 108 students, all of which receive free lunch and a majority who are one or more grade levels behind in reading and math.

Our school has undergone a complete transformation from the past years and we are building, for the first time in most of our student's academic lives, a culture of academic success and achievement.

As a science teacher, my duty to my students is to provide a high quality, inquiry driven, project based science education and to inspire students to ask questions and make discoveries that will help them further their understanding of science as well as develop a problem solving mindset.

My Project

These supplies and resources will help my students carry out inquiry driven labs and student led research. The money raised from this project will give my students the opportunity to interact with technology in their science class and enhance their learning in so many ways.

With multiple tablets in the classroom, I can incorporate a technology/research element into my small group instruction stations.

Students will learn how to utilize everyday technology to conduct academic research. They will be able to interact with the subject matter on more relevant and intimate terms by watching instructional videos, playing physics games, conducting research and working one on one with the most recent technology!

Mrs. Zhao Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Nearly all 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

108 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insignia? - 8'- Tablet - 16GB • Best Buy Education $61.75 1 $61.75
Insignia? - 8'- Tablet - 16GB • Best Buy Education $61.75 1 $61.75
Insignia? - 8'- Tablet - 16GB • Best Buy Education $61.75 1 $61.75
Insignia? - 8'- Tablet - 16GB • Best Buy Education $61.75 1 $61.75
Insignia? - 8'- Tablet - 16GB • Best Buy Education $61.75 1 $61.75

Materials cost

$308.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$343.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.60

Total project goal

$403.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $403.98

6 Donors

-$403.98

Donations toward project cost

-$343.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.60

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 $0.00

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