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Mrs. Rodriguez from Bay Harbor Islands, FL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

STEAM, Coding and Creativity

I need this laptop to attend S.T.E.A.M professional development to increase my students' engagement in science and technology.

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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

I am fortunate to teach science to a diverse group of students in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. I also teach Information Technology (Robotics I) which my students love. Not only do I love to engage students with weekly hands-on science activities, but I'm obsessed with finding new ways to incorporate digital media into the classroom. I find that my students are highly interested in projects that involve problem-solving through research and technology. It is amazing to see just how quickly students learn to love science and have fun.

My Project

My goal is to attend STEAM and Technology based Professional Development to fine-tune my craft. In order to bring these back to my classroom, I need a laptop that I can use during these workshops as well as to the classroom and for planning at home. This will facilitate my ability to infuse STEAM and technology in a creative way that will increase my students' engagement in the classroom.

My students love creating, whether it's through hands-on activities or through technology and STEAM-based projects.

We have already been working on problem-based projects that involve real-life science concepts. Adding new innovative ideas to my pedagogy will benefit my students' success and love of science and hopefully, they will apply it to their personal lives.

Mrs. Rodriguez Ruth Broad/Bay Harbor K-8 Center Grades 6-8

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Bay Harbor Islands, FL View local requests 125 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Air 13.3'Laptop with Touch ID - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $1,099.99 1 $1,099.99

Materials cost

$1,099.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,146.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$202.32

Total project goal

$1,348.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,348.81

5 Donors

-$968.81

Donations toward project cost

-$823.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$145.32

match offer

-$380.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$323.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.00

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$0.00

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