Classroom Wishlist is a monthly Idaho Lottery Do Good program that allows teachers to submit their classroom wishes to be fulfilled. With the help of our players, the Idaho Lottery funds up to $10,000 in classroom needs every month!
FEATURED STORY:
Congratulations to East Valley Middle School!
Classroom Supplies for Kara Elliott
We need help communicating with our newcomer multilingual students! Our school has a high percentage of English Language Learners who speak 7 different languages. As these hardworking kids are learning English for the first time, we want to give them a way to easily communicate and understand their teachers.
This is where the Pocketalk comes in-- it is a small device that instantly translates spoken conversation and written student work. In addition to translating conversations in real time, the Pocketalk can also translate entire documents from a picture, allowing students to read the instructions for their written assignments in their home language. Both of these things are features that our school’s laptops do not have the ability to do. Teachers like me have been sometimes able to use their own personal cell phones to do this type of translation, but that becomes difficult when there are multiple students speaking different languages in the same class.
We currently have 1 Pocketalk on campus that was gifted to us and we love it, but 1 device for multiple students who have different classes is just not enough. We want to give our students independence and accessibility to their education. Please help us empower our newest students with the gift of communication through Pocketalk devices. Thank you for considering us!
Want to help Do GOOD? As a VIP Club member you can donate your points toward Classroom Wishlist projects in the Do Good section of the VIP Club Rewards. We can’t grant these projects without the help of our generous players. They make GOOD happen every day!
Is there something that your classroom needs? Materials, experiences, supplies that would help make your classroom more successful?
Read the rules below BEFORE you submit your wish!
- Must be 18 years or older to submit a classroom Wishlist.
- All Wishlists must benefit an Idaho public school.
- Wishlists are evaluated on the following criteria: Impact, Urgency, and Quality of Submission.
- A typical funded project is around $2,000, however, we will consider wishes up to $10,000.
- All information, including ordering links, must be submitted for a Wishlist to be considered!
- Wishlist submissions for each month close on the last day of the month and review begins the first of each month. If you don’t get selected, don’t give up, you should re-submit.
- Each educator may only be awarded once per academic year.
- All Classroom Wishlist submissions must include the shipping cost in their total cost. Submissions may be rejected after being awarded if the budget increases dramatically.
- Wishlist items must not include items that have already been purchased by the school or teacher.
- Wishlists cannot be related to events or projects that have already occurred. The Idaho Lottery will not approve reimbursements.
