Anna Cross' Education Fund
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I am a full-time high school science teacher and graduate student at Cal State Los Angeles. I am currently in my 4th year teaching and my last year at Cal State LA to complete my Masters in Education. I join many teachers across the country taking on the challenge of keeping students engaged and learning during virtual learning amidst COVID-19 school closures.
Why?
Due to COVID-19 I was not able to get a summer job teaching or working as a camp counselor to save for tuition in the Fall/Spring. Even though I have a 4.0 cumulative GPA, I have only been offered loans for the upcoming year. As a result, it won’t be possible to continue my education without going further into student loan debt.
Where will my donation go?
Your donation will go directly towards my tuition & registration fees at Cal State LA to complete the last two semesters in my Masters in Education program. My area of emphasis is STEAM (Science, Technology, Art & Math) Education and my proposed area of research will be, “Creating adaptive science curriculum for students with special emotional needs through trauma-informed practices.”
What does that mean?
That means that I want to focus my research around creating and adapting science curriculum to better meet the needs of students with emotional needs based on my work teaching 9th grade science in NorthEast Los Angeles. Through my research, I want to learn more about the impact of using trauma-informed teaching practices to foster inquiry and develop hands-on science learning experiences for my students.
Anything that I raise above my goal will be applied as a one-time student loan payment on my accrued interest/debt from undergraduate and graduate studies.
Thank you for your support & help with continuing my education!
visit my website: https://sites.google.com/view/annamcross/home
Why?
Due to COVID-19 I was not able to get a summer job teaching or working as a camp counselor to save for tuition in the Fall/Spring. Even though I have a 4.0 cumulative GPA, I have only been offered loans for the upcoming year. As a result, it won’t be possible to continue my education without going further into student loan debt.
Where will my donation go?
Your donation will go directly towards my tuition & registration fees at Cal State LA to complete the last two semesters in my Masters in Education program. My area of emphasis is STEAM (Science, Technology, Art & Math) Education and my proposed area of research will be, “Creating adaptive science curriculum for students with special emotional needs through trauma-informed practices.”
What does that mean?
That means that I want to focus my research around creating and adapting science curriculum to better meet the needs of students with emotional needs based on my work teaching 9th grade science in NorthEast Los Angeles. Through my research, I want to learn more about the impact of using trauma-informed teaching practices to foster inquiry and develop hands-on science learning experiences for my students.
Anything that I raise above my goal will be applied as a one-time student loan payment on my accrued interest/debt from undergraduate and graduate studies.
Thank you for your support & help with continuing my education!
visit my website: https://sites.google.com/view/annamcross/home
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Anna Cross
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Los Angeles, CA