Author: Melissa Hruza
New Year = New Semester + Some of Our Favorite Projects
Happy 2016! Now is the time to ensure that teachers and students can end the year on a high note. A new semester means new lesson plans and activities. Thousands of teachers need your help to create an engaging classroom experience for their students. Click here to find and support your classroom. Want to give […]
Give to Your Favorite Classroom on #GivingTuesday and We’ll Match It!
We’re getting in the holiday spirit! At AdoptAClassroom.org that means giving to classrooms in need. Our goal is to adopt 100 classrooms on Giving Tuesday. To make it even better for your favorite teacher, the first 100 donors on Giving Tuesday (December 1st) will have their donation matched up to $50 sponsored by Lane Bryant. GIVE NOW > […]
In Need of Disaster Relief: Floresville High School, Texas
Floresville High School in Texas was hit with an EF-2 tornado on Friday, October 30, 2015. The school community is working to pick up the pieces and repair damage to the building, however they need school supplies as soon as possible. To give to support classrooms, click here. Yvonne Little from Floresville High School has more […]
Why donate on Give to the Max Day? We can think of 10,000 reasons.
Each year, generous supporters like you celebrate Give to the Max Day by making your online donation on GiveMN.org. Your generosity on this day makes a difference far beyond the 24-hour giving event. Please join us on November 12, 2015 for Give to the Max Day and help us continue to support teachers and students succeed. Your […]
In Mr. Habeck’s Engineering Class, Building the Future Starts Today
Harvey “Buddy” Habeck is on a mission to bring engineering into the classroom in innovative and fun ways. Engineering Technology is a new class for his middle school, and it’s an important one. “Kids are losing touch with the basics of engineering,” he said. “This is a problem, since engineering is one of the oldest […]
Classrooms Needing Disaster Relief: Pelion Middle and Manning High Schools
“We have been out of school for a week. Several students lost workbooks when their homes flooded. Some of our classrooms were also affected and we lost things like headphones for the computers. Myself and several other teachers lost their homes and cars. It has been just devastating to say the least.” – Kim Roper, […]
The Art Institutes Promotes Outside of the Box Thinking with Uncontainable – The Ultimate Art Challenge
THE CHALLENGE: Transform a standard industrial-grade shipping container into an epic work of art. THE ARTISTS: Two teams of The Art Institutes® students THE TIME/THE PLACE: 12:00PM CST in Austin, Texas Watch the live stream below and witness real-time […]
Apply for Tech Funding with the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest
Teachers, need help getting technology in your classroom? Can you “show how STEM can be applied to help improve your local community?” Samsung USA is looking for teachers for their Solve for Tomorrow contest. You have until November to apply for the following opportunities: STATE WINNERS 255 State Winners will receive two Galaxy Tablets STATE […]
#IAmATeacher 50 States, 51 Stories
“We’re teachers and teaching is our life.” – Jolie B., Kindergarten Teacher Every day, teachers get up in front of their classrooms and do their jobs, and it’s a hard job. Still, teachers will often be the first ones to tell you that, despite the challenges, teaching is a beautiful profession. So we wanted to gather some of […]