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How to Make the Most of GivingTuesday

Emilia Murphy9Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 17, 2020

It’s been the toughest year ever for you and your fellow teachers. That’s why, this GivingTuesday, our team and our partners are going as big as we can. On Tuesday December 1st, starting at 7am ET, every donation to every DonorsChoose project will be doubled, thanks to funding led by our partners at FamilyAlbum. That…

5 Best-In-Class Ideas for Teaching Students About Civics

Ryn McLennan9Views 0Likes 0CommentsNovember 2, 2020

Election years give us a unique opportunity to show students how they can use their voices to help create a better world. From mock elections to community betterment projects, teachers key into students’ passions and creativity to get them excited about being active members of our society. With support from an anonymous donor, we launched…

10 Teacher Voices You Need to Hear

Jessica Reed8Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 14, 2020

DonorsChoose is the funding site for public school teachers nationwide. Our team asked the educators who use our platform to share what school really looks like this year — and hundreds of teachers jumped in to tell their stories. Want the on-the-ground view of what’s happening this school year? Here are 10 voices you need…

The Books Teachers Need Most in 2020, at Every Grade Level

Stephen Burke5Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 12, 2020

Whether you’re teaching from home or in your classroom, one thing hasn’t changed during this unusual back-to-school season: Books are still an essential learning resource for students everywhere. Some teachers are sending books to kids at home, some are doing read-alouds over video chat, and others are trying to make sure each kid can have…

The Basics Have Never Been More Vital

The DonorsChoose Team6Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 12, 2020

Giving students access to basic supplies has always been essential to teach at the top of your game. This year, it’s been harder than ever to deliver engaging instruction — and give students access to the supplies they need. That’s where we come in. How It Works Founded in 2000 by a high school teacher…

Get the digital resources you need on DonorsChoose

Alex Fagundez5Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 9, 2020

Teachers across the country are relying on digital resources to help them make the shift to online and hybrid learning. Digital courseware helps engage students, pace individual work time, develop lesson plans and curriculum, and support standards-based teaching. Do you need digital resources to bring your students’ learning to the next level? There is a…

5 Ways Teachers Instill a Love of Reading Through Online Learning

Ryn McLennan6Views 0Likes 0CommentsOctober 1, 2020

Being transported by a good book can be the difference between a regular day of distance learning and something more magical. One of the most important lessons teachers can impart is a lifelong love of reading — and teachers are getting creative at unlocking that passion within their students from afar. We talked to teachers…

Charles Schwab Foundation is Helping Teachers Bring Innovative Financial Literacy Lessons to Students

Ryn McLennan6Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 29, 2020

Research shows that teachers know financial literacy is an essential skill but may not know how to bring those lessons to students. To address this issue, Charles Schwab Foundation teamed up with DonorsChoose to inspire and uncover teachers’ best-in-class ideas for helping their students strengthen their financial literacy skills. We called on teachers across…

20 Years, 20 Teachers: 2015–2019

Ryn McLennan12Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 15, 2020

2020 marks two decades of teachers using DonorsChoose to bring classroom dreams to life. In our “20 Years, 20 Teachers” series, we’ll be featuring one teacher who had their first projects funded in each year of our history. (Read about teachers from 2000–2004, teachers from 2005–2009, and teachers from 2010–2014.) The past five years have…

20 Years, 20 Teachers: 2010–2014

Ryn McLennan10Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 14, 2020

This year marks two decades of teachers using DonorsChoose to bring classroom dreams to life. In our “20 Years, 20 Teachers” series, we’ll be featuring one teacher who had their first projects funded in each year of our history. (Read about teachers from 2000–2004, teachers from 2005–2009, and teachers from 2015–2019.) Our second decade as…

How to Make the Most of the 20th Anniversary Celebration

Emilia Murphy8Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 14, 2020

On September 16, 2020, we mark 20 years of funding teacher ideas on DonorsChoose! Our community is celebrating by doing what we do best: supporting you and your fellow teachers. Starting at 7am ET on September 16, donations to every single project will be at least 50% matched! That means that for one day only,…

20 Years, 20 Teachers: 2005–2009

Ryn McLennan14Views 0Likes 0CommentsSeptember 11, 2020

This year marks two decades of teachers using DonorsChoose to bring classroom dreams to life. In our “20 Years, 20 Teachers” series, we’ll be featuring one teacher who had their first projects funded in each year of our history. (Read about teachers from 2000–2004, teachers from 2010–2014, and teachers from 2015–2019.) 2005 through 2009 was…