Tag: Teacher Tips

If you are a PreK-12 educator who could use funding to support your students’ social-emotional wellness (SEW) then we have an exciting grant opportunity for you! $750 Classroom Grant Answer a few short questions about your school and students. Educators who are selected based on school and classroom need will be invited to apply for […]

This survey and the associated giveaway are now closed. Visit our Teacher Funding Opportunities page to learn more about current and upcoming educator funding opportunities from AdoptAClassroom.org. As a teacher, we know you spend far too much of your own money on supplies for your students. We want to help raise awareness and funds to support you, […]

After virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers saw an increased need for social-emotional learning (SEL) materials. Their students were facing personal and community trauma, and many lacked social skills after distance learning. Social-emotional learning helps students navigate challenging situations and interpersonal relationships. SEL also increases self-advocacy and self-reliance that is critical to future career […]

The AdoptAClassroom.org vendor marketplace is full of engaging, high-quality educational items from more than 25 different vendors. With so many options, it can be hard to choose how to spend your AdoptAClassroom.org funds. That’s why we’ve put together this list of the AdoptAClassroom.org Marketplace’s top teacher classroom supplies in 2022. To raise funds from your […]

We are proud to announce that Lerner Publishing Group has joined the AdoptAClassroom.org marketplace. Lerner publishes a variety of books for PreK-12 students.  Want to check out Lerner’s books? Log in to access them through the AdoptAClassroom.org marketplace.  To help teachers and librarians understand what Lerner offers, AdoptAClassroom.org recently touched base with Karlyn, Classroom Marketing […]

When Michael found AdoptAClassroom.org in 2020, he was struggling. He had been teaching in his home state of Florida for three years and decided to switch from a middle school to a high school. In his first few years of teaching he had spent nearly $9,000 out of his own pocket on supplies to support […]

Native American History Month recognizes the historic and modern contributions of diverse Native peoples to the United States’ history and culture.  AdoptAClassroom.org is providing a list of free resources to help you highlight Native cultures this month and integrate Native voices into your curriculum year-round.  Please note: AdoptAClassroom.org is sharing these resource(s) with the intent […]

Teaching has been immensely challenging over the last few years. Teachers have had to facilitate learning in the face of traumatic events happening in their communities and worldwide. While it’s important to address these events in the classroom, it can be hard to sort through trauma-informed teaching practices to find the right way to speak […]

The author of this blog post on classroom management, Annie Alcott, was a Bay Area teacher for 30 years. She taught at the K-3 level and as a teacher educator at UC Berkeley. The key to classroom management is (drumroll please): relationships. Your relationship with your class, your relationship with individual students, and students’ relationships […]