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Mrs. Mcconnell's Classroom

  • Westwood Elementary School
  • Abbeville, SC
  • 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

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Professional development

Motivating and Including All Students

I need this online seminar to help gain and learn about tools that will help motivate students.
Mrs. Mcconnell
Westwood Elementary School
Abbeville, SC
  • 2 donors so far
  • $363 still needed
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  • Reading and Learning

    Funded Mar 19, 2025

    Thank you so much for your donations! My students are going to enjoy reading these books! Students will learn so much from these nonfictions books and magazines.. This project will be one of the things students remember learning about in my classroom. I can't wait to bring this project to my classroom for my students - thanks to all of you! Again, thank you!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

  • Reading and Learning

    Funded Feb 17, 2025

    I love reading. I like to read professional development books to keep up with best teaching practices. Thank you for making this happen. These resources have helped me grow so much. The professional development books have helped me become a better teacher in literacy. I have learned best practices in the area of literacy and behavior intervention. have developed literacy centers that at engaging and help reduce behavior issues. My students are excited to learn and eager to go to their centers.

    Thank you for supporting my classroom.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

  • Bringing in a New Year

    Funded Jan 1, 2025

    I'm constantly looking for additional math resources to help teach my students math skills and how to become lifelong learners who make informed decisions.

    Many students often need additional materials to help meet their individual needs and learn about the Chinese Lunar New Year.

    As a teacher, our lessons are driven by individualized academic goals which often need additional resources. An amazing resource for many teachers is Teachers Pay Teachers, or TPT, to help meet the individual needs of many students in our classrooms and teach about the Chinese Lunar New Year.

    The packets I have downloaded have been used daily to learn about the Chinese Lunar New Year. These skills will help my students become more aware of other cultures.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

  • The Chinese Lunar New Year

    Funded Dec 28, 2024

    I'm constantly looking for additional math resources to help teach my students math skills and how to become lifelong learners who make informed decisions.

    Many students often need additional materials to help meet their individual needs and learn about the Chinese Lunar New Year.

    As a teacher, our lessons are driven by individualized academic goals which often need additional resources. An amazing resource for many teachers is Teachers Pay Teachers, or TPT, to help meet the individual needs of many students in our classrooms and teach about the Chinese Lunar New Year.

    The packets I have downloaded will be used daily to learn about the Chinese Lunar New Year. These skills will help my students become more aware of other cultures.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and one other donor.
  • The Chinese New Year

    Funded Jan 10, 2025

    This project has enabled us research the Chinese Lunar New Year. We are excited to learn about this exciting and unique culture. We plan to research Chinese culture, especially the Chinese Lunar New Year. We have used the headphones to listen to stories and information about the Chinese Lunar New Year, as my students learn best through visual and auditory experiences. The pen has helped my students navigate the computer/iPad as they research. After we research the Chinese Lunar New Year, we will make posters of the information we have learned. I am excited about this project and hope you are too!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and one other donor.
  • Research and Learn

    Funded Dec 19, 2024

    I am blessed to teach an amazing group of moderate/severe, special education, high school students. Our school is a Title One school serving a diverse population. The students I work with are determined and strive to persevere through social, emotional, and academic challenges.

    Human activities, a changing climate, and natural disasters are rapidly altering the face of our planet.

    With our new laptop,, students will get an interactive before-and-after view of these changes on Earth. Some of these locations have suffered a disaster, such as a fire or a tsunami, or illustrate the effects of human activities, such as dam building or urban growth. We will have the opportunity to examine climate change and learn from our mistakes. Thank you for supporting students with unique needs. I am grateful!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

  • Scanning and Organizing

    Funded Sep 21, 2024

    Thank you for making this project a reality. My students were very excited when I told them we can now scan our papers. We have used the paper scanner to scan our books and papers for us to use digitally. It is like magic! These basic materials will add much-needed resources to our classroom and has allowed my students to do projects and classwork with ease. My students won't need to worry about having enough materials and supplies to do their classwork and homework. Thank you again for you donation. Together, we can make a difference.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

    This classroom project was brought to life by Quill.com and 2 other donors.
  • Managing Behaviors

    Funded May 25, 2024

    Thank you allowing me to advancing my skills. Your support for a project that I believe has significantly improve my teaching effectiveness and being able to increase my students' skills in behavior and emotional regulating behaviors.. As a dedicated special education teacher, my top priority is providing my students with the best possible learning environment that enables them regulate their behavior. Your support for this project has benefitted my personal and professional growth in behavior management, but also enhanced my students' educational experiences. I can't wait to use what I have learned this coming school year. What a blessing.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

  • Climate Change and Research

    Funded Jun 22, 2024

    With our new laptop,, students will get an interactive before-and-after view of these changes on Earth. Some of these locations have suffered a disaster, such as a fire or a tsunami, or illustrate the effects of human activities, such as dam building or urban growth. We will have the opportunity to examine climate change and learn from our mistakes. We will also be learning to code with Scratch Jr on it. What fun! Thank you for supporting students with unique needs. I am grateful! Together the future looks bright.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Mcconnell

    This classroom project was brought to life by Neukom Family Foundation and 4 other donors.
This project is for a smart pen. I strongly feel it will help my students to be successful in the general education curriculum. In these classes it is hard for my students to keep up with note taking. For example, they can go to the regular education classroom for science, and listen to the lesson. Then, go back to the classroom and have it transcribed on the IPad. They will also have it recorded to play back to study. This will cause the student less anxiety and free the child up to listen and learn. Therefore, my students do not have good notes and fall behind. This pen will record the teacher's voice and the student can have it to play back and help study. It also will transcribe it on the computer. This could make all the difference.

About my class

This project is for a smart pen. I strongly feel it will help my students to be successful in the general education curriculum. In these classes it is hard for my students to keep up with note taking. For example, they can go to the regular education classroom for science, and listen to the lesson. Then, go back to the classroom and have it transcribed on the IPad. They will also have it recorded to play back to study. This will cause the student less anxiety and free the child up to listen and learn. Therefore, my students do not have good notes and fall behind. This pen will record the teacher's voice and the student can have it to play back and help study. It also will transcribe it on the computer. This could make all the difference.

About my class

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