1. The first donors choose that I picked was called “flexible seating for student success”. It was from a teacher in Florida that teaches special education in a Title 1 school. She said her class would greatly benefit from getting to wiggle during class, meaning have flexible seating options. She said the students are super sweet but cannot sit still to save their lives. They are full of energy and wobble stools would help them release that energy. She knows that every student learns differently so this would help the students have a choice about how they learn. The choice would also help them improve their engagement and focus in the classroom. I think she did a really good job with explaining exactly why she wants wobble chairs beyond the typical answers. She explanined short and sweet where the money would be going exactly. She also talked about how the students all would be entering 3rd grade soon, which is a year that is very rigorous so they would want to be comfortable before getting even more stressed out.
2. The next donor I reviewed was “Coffee for Life”. This was from a 6-8th grade special education teacher from Chicago. She wanted to create better life skills for her students who would soon be entering high school! Every student in her class had diverse needs due to their disabilities. They have very limited funding but wanted to give them a chance to learn important vocational skills. She wants to create a hand on, real life classroom coffee cart. The kids would run it and would be able to teach many skills that would help them in the future. I think this is an AMAZING idea. The students would not only increase their skills, but their independence. After reading this, I wanted to donate!! The only thing I think missing would be, what happens when they run out of coffee? Is this an ongoing donation page? She is asking for a variety of coffees and teas, but those can only last so long. Maybe the students could even get tips to pay for more coffee to keep this idea a year long project.
3. The final donor I reviewed was “Help my students learn to communicate”. First reading this, I was a little hesitant since she was a pre-K teacher. I say this because some people argue if students that young should already be using technology. She is asking for devices to help communicate with others. All of her students are nonverbal so they cannon ask for simple things such as going to the bathroom, or getting a pencil. The device would help them much better than picture charts can since technology is faster and always changing and adapting. I think this would help the students out greatly! She mentioned how each tablet would be personalized to meet each students need, and help them in their current and future classrooms. I think that starting the kids with communication devices this young would benefit them greatly. They will be able to learn how to use the device at such a young age, that by middle school or high school, they will be doing much more advanced things than students who did not have this opportunity to use the device starting so young. I think she did a good job explaining why they need to communicate, since communication is needed for almost every job in post secondary.
2. The next donor I reviewed was “Coffee for Life”. This was from a 6-8th grade special education teacher from Chicago. She wanted to create better life skills for her students who would soon be entering high school! Every student in her class had diverse needs due to their disabilities. They have very limited funding but wanted to give them a chance to learn important vocational skills. She wants to create a hand on, real life classroom coffee cart. The kids would run it and would be able to teach many skills that would help them in the future. I think this is an AMAZING idea. The students would not only increase their skills, but their independence. After reading this, I wanted to donate!! The only thing I think missing would be, what happens when they run out of coffee? Is this an ongoing donation page? She is asking for a variety of coffees and teas, but those can only last so long. Maybe the students could even get tips to pay for more coffee to keep this idea a year long project.
3. The final donor I reviewed was “Help my students learn to communicate”. First reading this, I was a little hesitant since she was a pre-K teacher. I say this because some people argue if students that young should already be using technology. She is asking for devices to help communicate with others. All of her students are nonverbal so they cannon ask for simple things such as going to the bathroom, or getting a pencil. The device would help them much better than picture charts can since technology is faster and always changing and adapting. I think this would help the students out greatly! She mentioned how each tablet would be personalized to meet each students need, and help them in their current and future classrooms. I think that starting the kids with communication devices this young would benefit them greatly. They will be able to learn how to use the device at such a young age, that by middle school or high school, they will be doing much more advanced things than students who did not have this opportunity to use the device starting so young. I think she did a good job explaining why they need to communicate, since communication is needed for almost every job in post secondary.