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Mrs. Leslie Diaz from Miami Gardens, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Snapshots Of Minds At Work

My students need a digital camera in order to celebrate their success.

  • $693 goal

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Mrs. Leslie Diaz has another project! Donate to Rewarding Perseverance: Motivating Young Learners to help her classroom.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

As a teacher in a low-income, high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.

My students are creative, unique and special in their own ways.

They like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in foster homes or foster shelters, others come from single parent family and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as "typical".

From the minute they walk in the door of my school I focus on their potential and growth while they are in our building. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even our earliest learners to continue on a path of academic excellence.

My Project

This school year we want to focus on celebrating students success as we engage in everyday learning. By having our own digital camera we will be able to document and celebrate our students as they learn new concepts in our very own student created news paper and digital diary. As our students use the camera to take pictures of special moments in their school life they allow other students to recall experiences they have had as they incorporate the science, math, reading skills they are learning throughout the school year. With a digital camera our students will be taking the role of news casters and will search for picture opportunities, to communicate the learning experiences taking place at out school.

Having our own digital camera will help us celebrate success throughout the school year.

Our students need the opportunity to report and record special events that transform their learning throughout the school year. Having a digital camera will ensure that they capture that perfect shot, and will ensure we celebrate who they are and what they do. This is why getting this camera would be so beneficial to improving their learning and school lives.

Mrs. Leslie Diaz Dr Frederica Wilson - Skyway Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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
Nikon - D3300 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens - Red • Best Buy Education $549.99 1 $549.99

Materials cost

$549.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$588.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.81

Total project goal

$692.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $692.05

1 Donor

-$692.05

Donations toward project cost

-$588.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.81

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 $0.00

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