Lissas Classroom Library: Inspiring a Love for Reading in the Mississippi Delta
$467
$540 goal
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Every share can raise $11
The Description
After completing Teach for America’s 2017 Institute, I will start my first year teaching High School English in Greenville, Mississippi. I can’t tell you how excited I am to start! Through all my training, I have become extremely passionate about the importance of reading. My goal as a teacher is to help my students develop a lifelong love for reading, for “the best predictor of reading achievement is the amount of time children spend reading books on their own.
Because of this, I am starting to develop a classroom library. My goal is to provide a wide variety of books for my students to choose from. Finding books that interest and excite students is the first step in developing lifelong readers. Any donation you can make would be greatly appreciated and only used to buy affordable books for my students. Also, if you have old books that you want to get rid of, message me for my address and send books from your house to mine.
Back Up Plan
If I do not meet my goal, I will purchase as books as possible with the funds available.
About the Creator
I am excited to be a part of the TFA family and join the movement to solve education inequity in this country and provide all students with a quality education. I'm fortunate enough to be selected from a nationwide talent applicant pool to join a teacher corps comprised of leaders who commit a minimum of two years to teach in high need public schools. This summer I will be participating in an intensive skill and knowledge development program aiming to increase student achievement as well as a comprehensive professional development program including seminars, discussion groups, workshops, and content and professional learning communities specific to teaching license areas. I can't wait for my first year with Teach for America.
Your Impact
25
The Quarter
Your $25 investment will help get this fundraiser off of the ground and ensure that our first quarter of the school year is a success!
Investment
75
Germaphobes
Classrooms get messy. This investment level is for all of you that can stand germs. The $75 will help go directly to purchasing all of the disinfecting and cleaning materials needed to keep everything
Investment
100
Making Paper
Teachers definitely know how to conserve paper. Double-sided half sheets for homework, handouts, and exit tickets. Using this method your $100 will equal 20,000 sheets of paper.
Investment
200
Do The Write Thing
Your generous $200 investment will cover all of the writing materials needed to get the year started. It will also guarantee that every student is able to have a pencil for the day.
Investment
Investments (6)
$50
Anonymous
7 years ago
$309
Anonymous
7 years ago
$26
Anonymous
7 years ago
$15
Anonymous
7 years ago
$26
Betty McQuain
7 years ago
$41
Courtney Lennberg
7 years ago
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Allie Olson July 19, 2017
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