Sensory Path
From the start, I am intrigued as this teacher is not wanting to put a sensory path in a hallway for her students with Autism, but rather for all students at the school whether they are in the general education class or the self-contained class. They mention that they want to work with other staff members at their school where all students can use the sensory path to decrease anxiety, stress, and give any sensory input they might need. This request was submitted only on October 16 and it has almost made the goal of $600 ($60 left). They did a good job specifying the importance of the sensory path at their school and how it will benefit all students attending whether they have a disability or not. I think it would have been nice for them to detail why they need or the purpose of the long list of supplies they are trying to get funded so those reviewing it can better picture the implementation of the sensory path at the school. Also, they mention that the students at the school come from low-income households. It might have been nice to read something about how that has affected students and how the sensory path will help them. I can tell that this teacher is passionate about the use of the sensory path as they have left a thank you comment for anyone who has donated.
With Technology Brings Success!
Compared to the previous application I reviewed, this one does not have a lot of information. It is just general information about students: mild disabilities, visual impairments, gross motor delays. And she mentioned that the iPads would be apart of their award system. They have short sentences detailing all of that and a couple of the programs they will use. I wish that I could know maybe what is happening right now in their classroom. I think that would help their campaign as people can see what they are doing now, what might not be working, and why the iPads are important. For example, they say “ Some of my students have visual impairments and would benefit more from using the iPad.” Well, what are you doing now for their visual impairments and why would using an iPad be better and beneficial? I feel like I am lacking a good amount of information and as much as I would like to help, I would want more information. However, I do like that they mention their class motto! It is probably the only thing they included that allows me to get to know their students a little bit. Also, they didn’t leave any thank you comments to those who had donated.
Flexible Seating Helps Every Student Achieve!
The biggest thing that I have noticed is that this campaign ends on November 1 and they have yet to receive all the funding they need. This teacher actually did a good job specifying her classroom and her students’ needs. I know what is happening currently in the classroom: students either sit on the floor or stand because they don’t like to sit in the hard chairs. And, they mentioned the research that has been done with the use of flexible seating as well as what she has done with her own time and resources to fix the problem. It would have been nice for her to maybe specify more of the benefits that research have found which I think would help her application. I know the benefits, but not everybody does. Many might see the application and say that it’s not worth it and she needs to teach her kids to sit in their chairs. Also, I don’t like that a good amount of it is about her. She does talk about her students and their needs, but somehow I feel like it’s more about her than the students. I would’ve liked it to be centered around her students. She did start this campaign before school started it seemed like, so she most likely doesn’t know her current students yet that she will have for the year. It might have been good for her to wait until she knew her students and was in class to start this campaign.
From the start, I am intrigued as this teacher is not wanting to put a sensory path in a hallway for her students with Autism, but rather for all students at the school whether they are in the general education class or the self-contained class. They mention that they want to work with other staff members at their school where all students can use the sensory path to decrease anxiety, stress, and give any sensory input they might need. This request was submitted only on October 16 and it has almost made the goal of $600 ($60 left). They did a good job specifying the importance of the sensory path at their school and how it will benefit all students attending whether they have a disability or not. I think it would have been nice for them to detail why they need or the purpose of the long list of supplies they are trying to get funded so those reviewing it can better picture the implementation of the sensory path at the school. Also, they mention that the students at the school come from low-income households. It might have been nice to read something about how that has affected students and how the sensory path will help them. I can tell that this teacher is passionate about the use of the sensory path as they have left a thank you comment for anyone who has donated.
With Technology Brings Success!
Compared to the previous application I reviewed, this one does not have a lot of information. It is just general information about students: mild disabilities, visual impairments, gross motor delays. And she mentioned that the iPads would be apart of their award system. They have short sentences detailing all of that and a couple of the programs they will use. I wish that I could know maybe what is happening right now in their classroom. I think that would help their campaign as people can see what they are doing now, what might not be working, and why the iPads are important. For example, they say “ Some of my students have visual impairments and would benefit more from using the iPad.” Well, what are you doing now for their visual impairments and why would using an iPad be better and beneficial? I feel like I am lacking a good amount of information and as much as I would like to help, I would want more information. However, I do like that they mention their class motto! It is probably the only thing they included that allows me to get to know their students a little bit. Also, they didn’t leave any thank you comments to those who had donated.
Flexible Seating Helps Every Student Achieve!
The biggest thing that I have noticed is that this campaign ends on November 1 and they have yet to receive all the funding they need. This teacher actually did a good job specifying her classroom and her students’ needs. I know what is happening currently in the classroom: students either sit on the floor or stand because they don’t like to sit in the hard chairs. And, they mentioned the research that has been done with the use of flexible seating as well as what she has done with her own time and resources to fix the problem. It would have been nice for her to maybe specify more of the benefits that research have found which I think would help her application. I know the benefits, but not everybody does. Many might see the application and say that it’s not worth it and she needs to teach her kids to sit in their chairs. Also, I don’t like that a good amount of it is about her. She does talk about her students and their needs, but somehow I feel like it’s more about her than the students. I would’ve liked it to be centered around her students. She did start this campaign before school started it seemed like, so she most likely doesn’t know her current students yet that she will have for the year. It might have been good for her to wait until she knew her students and was in class to start this campaign.