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Thank you for bringing classroom dreams to life in 2018

Ryn McLennan8Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 26, 2018

On the eve of the new year, we’re raising our glasses to you and to everyone who helped bring learning to life for America’s students in 2018. With more than 260,000 classroom dreams funded this year, we know that more students than ever before will start 2019 ready to tackle the learning adventures ahead. Here are some…

This is What Joy Looks Like

Stephen Burke10Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 13, 2018

Every year, your donations make sure we can deliver hundreds of thousands of boxes to classrooms across the country. Those boxes are full of essential supplies: pencils, laptops, books, robots, rugs, and everything in between. These deliveries are the end of result of 1.3 million DonorsChoose.org classroom projects, and every one started off with a…

4 Ways to Celebrate Generosity with a DonorsChoose Gift Card

Ryn McLennan10Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 10, 2018

Looking for that perfect gift for someone in your life? With a DonorsChoose gift card, you can transform your friends and family into micro-philanthropists, bringing classroom dreams to life across America. When you give someone a DonorsChoose gift card, they’ll apply the dollars on the card to any classroom request that inspires them. And…

Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Media Literacy in the Classroom

Nikko Duren9Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 3, 2018

Teachers have always played an important role in supporting their students’ curiosity about the world. The everyday presence of smartphones and internet access has shifted the way that students understand current events. With a world of information now at students’ fingertips, emphasizing media literacy is one key tool that teachers can use to guide students…

What Teachers Need Most in December 2018

Stephen Burke10Views 0Likes 0CommentsDecember 1, 2018

This December, our teachers, donors, and partners will be coming together in a big way to make sure students are thriving at school. Right now, teachers have posted 77,000 ideas for things they need for their students. We dug into our data and pulled out the top 5 most-funded resources on DonorsChoose.org so far this…