Sorry, vernal equinox. Here at DonorsChoose.org, we mark the coming of spring with our favorite five days of the year: Teacher Appreciation Week! From May 8-12, the nation is celebrating the heroes who spend the year guiding [Read More...]
Your Teacher Page: The Fundraising Tool You Didn’t Know You Had
Katie Vallas is the School & Partnership Engagement Manager at DonorsChoose.org. Even though she’s not currently teaching, she couldn’t resist the urge to include her old teacher page link in this bio. (Best practices die [Read More...]
What Oregon Trail Taught Me About Teaching, Community, and DonorsChoose.org
Guest blogger Genein Letford is an elementary music teacher from Canoga Park, California and a member of the DonorsChoose.org Board of Directors. "Your wheel spokes have busted. Remain in this location for three extra days. [Read More...]
How Teachers Engage Reluctant Readers with Classroom Comics
“Comics are a gateway drug to literacy.” Art Spiegelman Comic book, graphic novel, sequential art. Whatever you call it, this ancient medium is in the middle of cultural resurgence. Superhero movies are breaking box-office [Read More...]
Beyond the Basics: Unique Ways to Inspire Support for Your Students
Guest blogger Andy Yung is a Pre-K teacher at P.S. 244Q, The Active Learning Elementary School, in Flushing, New York. Visit him on DonorsChoose.org and his own webpage. DonorsChoose.org is an amazing resource for any [Read More...]
5 Ways to Get Funded If You Work in a High Poverty School (and Even If You Don’t)
Guest blogger Michelle Ramos is an elementary teacher in La Mirada, CA. What can you do if you’re a teacher at a school with limited resources, and you can’t ask your students' parents to support your project? I have some [Read More...]
Beyond Friends and Family: Techniques to Reach Your Project Goal
Your family has already supported your latest DonorsChoose.org project. Or maybe your best friend donated to your last three requests, and you feel funny asking her again. Or perhaps your loved ones and those of your students [Read More...]