Upload Your Banner Image in 4 Easy Steps
We highly encourage all school account administrators to upload a banner image to their School Profile Page, to help tell their school’s story. If you have a Public-Facing School Profile Page on our website, your banner image will appear at the top of your page, directly above your school name. It will be one of […]
Teacher Appreciation Is in Deficit, Let’s Not Make It Worse
Teachers have it bad enough already, so why are some school districts cutting off much-needed additional resources for classrooms? The unprecedented number of teacher strikes across the country in recent months is the culmination of years of growing frustration among teachers. Salaries have stagnated relative to other professions; funding for classroom resources has been cut; […]
Public-Facing vs. Non Public-Facing School Profile Pages
Setting up a free School ProfIle Page on AdoptAClassroom.org is designed to be quick and easy, but we understand you may have some questions along the way. One thing we want to make sure all of our School Program users understand is what it means to have a Public-Facing School Profile Page vs. a Non […]
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with a Donation Match!
*** The Donation Match Has Ended: $0 in matching funds remain.*** Thank you to everyone who made a gift to a classroom this Teacher Appreciation Week. If you made a gift, you will receive a donation match confirmation email later this week. Still want to help? Find and support a teacher here. This Teacher Appreciation Week, […]
Here Are 6 Ways We’re Celebrating Teachers This Week
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week AdoptAClassroom.org is excited to celebrate teachers all week long! We want to thank teachers for their hard work and dedication to helping their students learn and succeed. To show our gratitude, we teamed up with some of our great partners to appreciate teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. Check out these opportunities […]
4 Tips for Building Positive Relationships With Your Students
The role of the teacher has changed so much in my 13 years in the profession. Teachers find themselves constantly being asked to do more with less. One of the many things teachers do is build meaningful relationships with all students. You know how the saying goes, “Kids don’t care what you know until they […]
More Than $395,000 Raised for Classrooms in ACE Communities Nationwide, and Counting
This May, select ACE Cash Express locations across the country will be participating in ACE’s annual Give A Little Campaign, in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org. The goal? To support teachers in need in ACE communities so they can purchase the classroom supplies their students deserve to succeed. How it works From May 1-31, ACE employees will […]
Q&A: How Funding Professional Development Creates a Stronger Classroom
Kindergarten teacher Janice has raised more than $5,600 on AdoptAClassroom.org from individual donors and Spotlight funds in order to support her classroom needs. She purchased much-needed classroom supplies, but she also used the donations to pay for professional development courses to help her effectively utilize the materials she ordered.We hear from teachers and principals regularly […]
In this Special Education Classroom, Everything Is Adapted to Help Students Succeed
Korto Dixon is an early childhood special education teacher for an autism classroom in Minneapolis, MN. She knew she wanted to teach students with autism while she was still in elementary school. Today, Ms. Dixon teaches in the same school district where she grew up. “I’ve just always been a really firm believer that […]