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Ms. Dinkins from Miami, FL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Socratic Questioning: Changing Minds

I need to conduct this professional development to build the capacity of all teachers K-12 in Socratic Inquiry based learning.

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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

My teaching experience has been of service to Tier 3 schools. Populations consist of 98% or more students receiving free or reduced lunch, with limited English language speaking skills and proficiency reading skills based on the FSA and CELLA formative assessments. Recently, I have been hired at a tier 3 school that has excelled in progressing to a "FF" school to a "C" school based on the 2014-2015 FSA assessment reports.

Inquiry based questioning (Socratic Learning) is a strategy to promote critical thinking for students.

This is professional development is vital in an effort to maintain the sustainability of "C" school. With the collaboration of the literacy coach and teachers conducting a year long Public Learning Community (PLC) on a continual biases. This professional development allows teachers to be exposed to instructional strategies that render critical thinking opportunities to ensure high order thinking on formal and informal assessments that measure proficiency in reading.

My Project

I am requesting professional development binders, dividers and stick notes that will support me in making Socratic Questing workshop meaningful for all of my teachers. The Socratic workshop consists of small groups working on various assignments and activities. The resource materials from this project will assist me how to implement guided Socratic instruction, Socratic inquiry based questions , and daily routines that will support students' academic growth. Through this professional development, I will learn how to develop meaningful questions to foster critical thinking and high order thinking opportunities for every child.

This project will support me in providing meaningful instruction to all of my students during the English Language block.

My students will be better prepared for the upcoming grades if I can help them grasp a better understanding of how to critically think while they are in English language arts classes.

Ms. Dinkins Biscayne Gardens 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Teacher's Guide to Leading Student-Centered Discussions: Talking About Texts in the Classroom • Amazon Business $27.95 30 $838.50
Avery Durable View Binder With Slant Ring, White Matte, 220-Sheet Capacity, 1" (Ring Diameter) • Staples Advantage $6.59 30 $197.70

Materials cost

$1,036.20

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,081.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$190.90

Total project goal

$1,272.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,272.64

2 Donors

-$1,272.64

Donations toward project cost

-$1,081.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$190.90

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