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noamnety

(20,234 posts)
11. What about sharing equipment outside your school?
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 08:43 AM
Jun 2016

If I understand right, there are 3 other science teachers in your school building. What about talking to the other science teachers in your district, or even beyond if your school is a standalone district, to see if you can set up an equipment rental/exchange sort of program? I'm guessing a lot of the pricey stuff doesn't need to be used daily - what if you had it for a couple weeks, then sent it back to its home again?

Maybe there is an equipment swap already set up, but if not, how awesome would it be if you could organize one? It could benefit so many more students than just the ones you teach directly.

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K&R! I'm happy to recommend this! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #1
Yes indeed! Alex4Martinez Jun 2016 #12
I completely agree Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #13
DO what my mother did. Teach from the book and do nothing hands on unless parents pony up Feeling the Bern May 2016 #2
Sickens me too, but I teach a very poor population of students... masmdu May 2016 #4
A much better attitude IMO than the advice above. Keep teaching creatively from the heart! Person 2713 May 2016 #8
Use Gofundme ananda May 2016 #3
i have started one demtenjeep May 2016 #10
K & R redwitch May 2016 #5
Kick blondie58 May 2016 #6
Wonder what would happen........ MyOwnPeace May 2016 #7
Already stuck funding my own classroom. Igel May 2016 #9
What about sharing equipment outside your school? noamnety Jun 2016 #11
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