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Ms. Kosasa from Waipahu, HI is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Technology In The Classroom

My students need a projector in order to provide visual aids for my students with special needs who learn more effectively with a visual of the content.

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My Students

What if your brain could not process any words in a lecture? What if your vocabulary was so limited you couldn't understand your teachers? Students with special needs have the right to attain an education, and if that means I have to write or draw on the board every day for them to learn, I will.

My students are some of the most respectful and energetic kids I have ever met.

As a new teacher at this school, I have already caught on to the infectious spirit and energy. About a fourth of my students have learning disabilities, and my job as a special education teacher is to provide them with a learning environment to best suit their learning styles. Many of my students are well below grade level in reading and writing, but the system in general allows them to move ahead. About 85% of students graduate, but only a small percentage goes on to attend college. The school is an advocate for college and career readiness, and it has changed drastically in the past few years to get our students ready for life after high school.

My Project

My students need a projector in order to provide visual aids for my students with special needs who learn more effectively with a visual of the content. The projector is a crucial resource for my classroom. The students in my classroom with special needs would benefit greatly from visual aids. For the past month, I wrote on the board verbatim what notes needed to be taken, I drew diagrams for each of my six classes, and I spent extra time moving around the classroom to make sure everything was explained well to the students. With a projector, I can interact with the handout or the reading, and my students will hear AND see what I am doing in that very moment. They can follow along without being singled out in front of their general education students, and that gives me the opportunity to give equal attention to all my students. My goal is for my students with special needs to be responsible for their own learning, and having visuals provides them with a guiding mechanism for learning the content. They will feel a greater sense of accomplishment knowing they can take notes or annotate on their own.

Students with special needs are always told they are never good enough.

They are singled out in any setting, and my goal is to bring out all of their strengths inside and outside of the classroom. Knowing that they learn visually, giving them access to content that way gives them the avenue to perform at the same level as their peers. The independence and self-advocacy my students will gain with ownership of their learning will lead them to later successes in and after high school.

Ms. Kosasa Waipahu High School Grades 9-12

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Waipahu, HI View local requests

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

180 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson V11H584220 PowerLite Home Cinema 500 Silver Edition SVGA 2600 Lumens HDMI Projector (White) • Amazon $369.99 1 $369.99

Materials cost

$369.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.44

Total project goal

$496.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $496.26

11 Donors

-$446.26

Donations toward project cost

-$379.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.94

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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