I am an alumna of Teach For America, a national organization dedicated to providing teachers to schools with low test scores in poverty-stricken areas....
"Thank you so much for your donation to my classroom last year! I don't know if words could ever be enough to show my gratitude. Your pencils, erasers, and other supplies were invaluable both last year..." more
This year my students were introduced to daily journaling. For 5 minutes every day we wrote on topics such as "change," "friends," and "college." My students enjoyed this bell ringer, but ran into...
"Thank you so much for your donations to my classroom! We've been able to use this system for a year and a half now, and it has made a world of difference.Every period, my students are able to take own..." more
Have you ever read 25 books in one year? The students at our high school were challenged to this for the past school year. Some have delved into series such as Twilight, Harry Potter, Bluford...
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! Because of you, our school's 25 book campaign was successful! It's often very difficult for us to motivate our students to read. They typically test anywhere from a 3r..." more
Have you ever read 25 books in one year? The students at our high school were challenged to this for the past school year. Some have delved into series such as Twilight, Harry Potter, Bluford books,...
"Thank you so much for contributing to my classroom last year! It has meant the world to me that people from all walks of life, every imaginable situation, has donated to public schools through Donors ..." more
How can you learn about shapes and figures if you don't even know how to construct them? Geometry is all about shapes and my students do not even have the tools necessary to construct an angle or a...
"Being able to work with my students and begin teaching them to use these Math tools that you helped purchase for us has really impacted their understanding of Math and their confidence in the classroo..." more
Many of my students come from a low-socioeconomic background and cannot afford simple school supplies. I would love to provide them with these basic classroom essentials so that they don't have to...
"I cannot begin to express how touched I was to have received all of your support for my classroom. I work in a very under-resourced school and often times I pay out of pocket for classroom essentials...." more
"They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky" is the true story of three Lost Boys from Sudan. The young authors weave a fierce tale of perseverance as they struggle for survival and education, thwarting...
"A certain kind of magic entered my classroom as my students peered inside their box of new books. Breathing in the scent of fresh, untouched pages, my students grew silent; they knew these books were ..." more
What do you tell a student who cannot afford to bring graph paper and pencils to math class? Do you tell them "too bad"? Not in my classroom. In order to be proficient in Algebra, we need EVERY...
"As the year closes, I am beyond grateful for all of the help I have received. Obviously, there are people at my school who have helped quite a bit, but what impresses me most is the assistance from af..." more
Students are having a hard time being invested in the classroom. It's hard for them to understand the benefit of math and why it is important for the real world. Our school has a very limited copy...
"As a first year teacher there were many things that I was disillusioned about, but one thing that I was not let down about was the generosity of people like you. Before your donation I had often found..." more
"I am writing to thank you for funding two great books for my eleventh graders: Tennessee Williams' classic play A Streetcar Named Desire and Mark Twain's timeless Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We fi..." more
