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Mrs. Touceda from South Gate, CA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Writer's Workshop: Building a Student-Centered Classroom Writing Center

I need new reference materials to continue building my skills as a high school English teacher with an emphasis on college-level writing.

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My Students

I teach at a large urban high school. I am about to begin my 19th year teaching and I have spent my entire career in this one community.

My students are from south Los Angeles county, the majority of them are Latinos, many are second language learners, and they attend a high school with more than 3000 students.

They are part of the Health, Science, and Medicine Academy at our high school. I have the opportunity to loop with these students growing with them from 10th through 12th grade.

My Project

My students will not use these materials directly, but rather, will have a stronger teacher of writing based on these reference and writing guides. I will use these reference books to increase the rigor of my writing program for all my students- beginning with Honors English 10 and continuing through Advanced Placement English Language & Composition in 11th, and finally, AP Capstone Research during their senior year. These writing and reference guides will provide me with a repertoire of teaching points that will help me differentiate and target the needs of my students, ensuring them the writing skills necessary to be both College and Career Ready.

This project will have a HUGE impact on the way writing is taught in my classroom.

Whole group instruction is an integral part of writing instruction, what I am longing to do is move my students into more independent writers by spending more 1-to-1 time with them for personalized instruction allowing for each of them to become stronger writers in the process. While the reference materials are key, I also require different colored ink pens to clearly differentiate exactly what step in the process I am addressing. A clear and consistent color-coding system facilitates this in an easy to understand system.

Mrs. Touceda South Gate Senior High School Grades 9-12

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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South Gate, CA View local requests

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

215 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Expo Low Odor Dry Erase Markers - 16 Color Set • Teachers' School Supply $35.79 1 $35.79
Pilot G-2 Retractable Gel Pens, Fine Point, Purple Ink, Dozen (31029) • Quill.com $16.99 2 $33.98
Writing a Report 9E • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors • AKJ Education $14.08 1 $14.08
Expo Neon Bullet Tip Dry Erase Markers -5/pk • Teachers' School Supply $13.80 1 $13.80
Paper Mate Stick Pens, Medium Point, Green, 12/pk (3341131) • Quill.com $2.12 6 $12.72
Talk Like TED The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds • AKJ Education $12.00 1 $12.00
Bird by Bird Some Instructions on Writing and Life • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Barron's Sat and Act Grammar • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Research Writing: Papers, These and Dissertation (eBook) • AKJ Education $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$166.53

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.45

Sales tax

 $15.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$219.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.77

Total project goal

$258.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $258.49

3 Donors

-$229.08

Donations toward project cost

-$198.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.61

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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