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.
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As a resource teacher, my caseload is made up of students with various disabilities that make understanding grade-level material a challenge. In order to match what their peers are able to do, my students have to put in a lot of extra practice and constantly push themselves to do better. They often have to give up free time to come work with me on challenging concepts. The way I get them to WANT to practice their strategies and push themselves to achieve their goals is with motivation. I am constantly purchasing prizes in form of snacks, and toys that students can earn for completing extra problems, completing goals, and participating. During the week they earn points for working hard and every Friday, they are provided with the opportunity to exchange these points for prizes. Prize Friday has made a huge impact on student engagement and participation. Unfortunately purchasing prizes and snacks myself is difficult. This project is made up of items that I will give to students as rewards. Please help fund my project!
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As a resource teacher, my caseload is made up of students with various disabilities that make understanding grade-level material a challenge. In order to match what their peers are able to do, my students have to put in a lot of extra practice and constantly push themselves to do better. They often have to give up free time to come work with me on challenging concepts. The way I get them to WANT to practice their strategies and push themselves to achieve their goals is with motivation. I am constantly purchasing prizes in form of snacks, and toys that students can earn for completing extra problems, completing goals, and participating. During the week they earn points for working hard and every Friday, they are provided with the opportunity to exchange these points for prizes. Prize Friday has made a huge impact on student engagement and participation. Unfortunately purchasing prizes and snacks myself is difficult. This project is made up of items that I will give to students as rewards. Please help fund my project!