January 2019 - dayforessay.com

Remembering Dr. Carol Kupers Whalen, Legendary ADHD Researcher

Stephen Burke9Views 0Likes 0CommentsJanuary 29, 2019

Nineteen years ago, our founder Charles Best brought a tray of his mom’s spiced pears to the teacher workroom, and told his colleagues each pear came at a price: to eat one, every teacher had to post a project on a new website he was creating called DonorsChoose.org. Charles’s aunt, a nurse, funded the first…

What We Learned from 270,000 Funded Classroom Projects in 2018

Stephen Burke9Views 0Likes 0CommentsJanuary 24, 2019

Is it too early to be nostalgic for 2018? We watched Black Panther and cheered on #BestSchoolDay. There was a royal wedding! And, of course, 270,000 classroom projects came to life on DonorsChoose.org, thanks to over 600,000 generous donors. We already shared our favorite moments from the year, and now we’re taking a deeper dive…

How to Write an A+ Classroom Project: Technology Edition

Stephen Burke10Views 0Likes 0CommentsJanuary 7, 2019

“The single most-needed classroom item.” That’s what teachers called tech materials in our 2016 Tech in the Classroom report, and it’s more true now than ever. In the 21st century, technology skills are vital. But technology can be expensive, and public schools across the country are struggling to stay up-to-date when facing budget cuts. Since…

The Blended Learning Tools that Teachers Need Most

Nikko Duren10Views 0Likes 0CommentsJanuary 4, 2019

Since 2000, tens of thousands of teachers have used DonorsChoose.org to get the tools and resources they need to make their classroom ready for blended learning. Adding personalized, digital learning to a traditional classroom often requires new technology, a challenge for schools already struggling with budget cuts. Blending learning is an instructional strategy that uses…

Kicking Off the Teacher Champion Challenge

Stephen Burke7Views 0Likes 0CommentsJanuary 3, 2019

Update 2/4/19: Congratulations Indianapolis teachers – you won the Teacher Champion Challenge! Today, all team sports projects in Indianapolis will be fully funded by the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, and the rest of the $100,000 prize will go to a new 5X match in the city. Check out the final results on our leaderboard, and…

Meet the Winners of our 2018 #GivingTuesday GIVEaway

Stephen Burke9Views 0Likes 0CommentsJanuary 2, 2019

On November 27th, an incredible 19,681 people from across the United States celebrated #GivingTuesday by supporting over 16,500 teachers. Thanks to their generosity, we were able to send thousands of boxes full of supplies to classrooms, which means tens of thousands of students will get the chance to start their 2019 with the tools they…