Teach-A-Thon

为什么要参加“老师马拉松”?

为什么要做“教一马拉松”的志愿者?

• It helps to increase the appreciation for the teaching profession and raise funds for classroom grants.
• You can directly impact on students by exposing them to the business or culinary world. 
• It’s fun and rewarding for business professionals, community leaders, and teachers! 
• Students see the subject matter as important and necessary when you connect STEM skills to real-world applications (for example, the impact of good credit scores in renting an apartment).
• Public School Champions get a firsthand look into the classroom and discover why we need to support our public schools.

这对AG亚游集团官方网站社区有什么影响?

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the fourth largest school district in the United States, 由476所学校组成, 350,000名学生和20多名学生,000教育工作者.
• 许多学生生活在高度贫困地区, 事实上, 73% of students in M-DCPS qualify for federal free/reduced lunch.
• Only four out of 10 students from schools in high poverty areas go on to postsecondary education, reducing an annual earnings potential by more than $32,000. 
• Your participation in Teach-A-Thon serves as a tangible support system for our teachers, further helping us recruit and retain the best for our students.

你知道吗??

• Teaching quality is the single greatest determinant of student achievement.
• Nearly one-third of new teachers leave the profession after just three years; almost 50% are gone after five years. 
• 9 out of 10 teachers have bought school supplies for their classrooms with their own funds (average out-of-pocket expenses total $800).

Funds raised support a variety of programs, including:

• Teach-A-Thon Classroom Grants provide funds to teachers to develop and implement instructional projects that motivate and challenge students to learn. 
• 学校食物森林: More than 78% of students improved their math knowledge scores in last year’s pilot program.
• AG亚游集团官方网站SmartPath计划, (piloted in 3 high schools and currently in 5), has increased students’ college and postsecondary enrollment by 34%.

For sponsorship opportunities or more info, contact:

Marilen Marnett, 305.975.0507 or mmarnett@spreadcrushers.com