Category: Teachers
“I keep going for the children”: Stories from the Front Lines of Education
If classroom funding isn’t there, teachers find ways to fill the gap. They’re doing more with less and it’s coming out of their own pockets. We asked teachers across the nation to share the emotional and financial impact of funding legislation in their classrooms and lives.
How to Create a Classroom Page
Creating a classroom page on AdoptAClassroom.org is the first step in purchasing the resources you need most for your classroom. Think of your AdoptAClassroom.org classroom page as the primary method of sharing your classroom’s unique story. This page can be searched by donors on adoptaclassroom.org, and even shared directly within your communities. Creating a page […]
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 […]
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 […]
Win a $25 Gift Card From Lakeshore Learning
May is Teacher Appreciation Week, and in celebration our partner Lakeshore Learning is giving away $250 in gift cards to AdoptAClassroom.org teachers! Today through May 11th, you can enter a K-12 teacher to win one of ten $25 digital gift cards to Lakeshore Learning when you send that special teacher one of our free thank-you […]
How to Ensure Important AdoptAClassroom.org Emails Reach Your Inbox
As a virtual, nonprofit organization, we send important messages that help us make a difference in classrooms across the nation every day. Often these messages are delivered by email only, and we want to ensure you receive them. Teachers and principals receive messages when they have a new donation in their account to spend, when […]
Turnkey Ways Businesses Can Give Back to Local Teachers
Teachers as a whole work hard everyday because they genuinely care about their students and want them to do well. Often, their dedication and extra efforts go unnoticed or unappreciated. But, if they stop and think about it, most people can name at least one teacher that really stood out and made life better for […]