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...]
My First Project Didn’t Get Funded (Thank Goodness)
Dave Stuart Jr. is small-town high school teacher who helps educators promote long-term flourishing on DaveStuartJr.com. If you're trying to become both better and saner at the work of teaching, join Dave's free newsletter. I [Read More...]
Meet the Teacher Who Set Out to Inspire an Entire State
In many ways, Jed Dearybury is like most DonorsChoose.org teachers. Teaching was his dream, and he went into the profession first and foremost to make a difference. He believes teachers serve as role models for students, someone [Read More...]
4 Project Creation Habits of Highly Effective Teachers
project Between them, these amazing educators have posted 298 fully-funded projects. Now, they're giving you the inside scoop on the best way to set your project up for success. All four of the teachers below [Read More...]
Why You Post: 8 Reasons Teachers Use DonorsChoose.org
We make creating a project on DonorsChoose.org as easy as possible, but we know it takes a motivated teacher to carve out the time. According to our teachers—it's worth it. Here's why. The opportunity to share what’s happening [Read More...]
The Words That Define Our Teachers (According to 4,500 of Them!)
When we wanted to figure out what characteristics best describe the teachers who use our site, we went straight to the source. In our teacher newsletter, we included a one-question survey: What are three words you would use to [Read More...]