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By Julie
Tuesday,
Jul 29, 2008 at 2:15pm
Kimberly Mackie, a producer at KCAL9 here in Los Angeles, has just shared some good news with us – the 2007 story she and Sylvia Lopez did about an amazing teacher and DonorsChoose.org is up for an Emmy! You can see the story here, featuring Shirley Casallas, one of our fabulous kindergarten teachers as well as our great board members Chuck and Judy Beck. Congrats to the KCAL 9 team! If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe to receive new posts via email or RSS!
By Zach
Wednesday,
Jul 23, 2008 at 1:50pm
Last weekend Dana & Denis Hurley of Brooklyn, NY were married and they wanted DonorsChoose.org to be part of their celebration (How cool are they?!). In lieu of favors for their wedding guests, they chose to complete the funding for an awesome classroom project in Brooklyn! Not only did they fund the project, but they also designed a sweet bookmark for their guests – letting them know about DonorsChoose.org and the project they chose to support. You can check it out here. I couldn’t be happier about this. First, because it supports a high-need school in my home-borough of Brooklyn, but more importantly because the project they chose exemplifies one of my favorite things about DonorsChoose.org: being able to bring truly innovative and enriching ideas to life for teachers and students. Projects such as this one don’t stand a chance of receiving funding from traditional sources, but the student experiences are invaluable. This classroom of students with autism will receive an air mattress and a stackable washer/dryer to help “teach these children essential life skills such as washing clothes, drying clothes, folding clothes, and making a bed.” See the full details of this project here. Thanks, Denis & Dana, for being so generous and thoughtful while making your wedding plans. Congratulations, as well! :-) Thanks also to Ms. B for offering such a wonderful experience to your students! Yay! - Zach If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe to receive new posts via email or RSS!
By Natalie
Tuesday,
Jun 3, 2008 at 2:10pm
Last fall, Georgia teacher Jaime Williams received a listening center and audio books for her classroom through DonorsChoose.org. Ms. Williams was so inspired by the generous donations from individuals to support her classroom that she designed an economics lesson to simultaneously teach her third graders the importance of giving. Ms. Williams’ students participated in a class project she called “Pay It Forward,” in which each student wrote a persuasive letter to grocery store managers at Publix Supermarket asking to donate sweets for them to sell. The managers generously provided cookies, and the class was able to raise $300 to continue the cycle of giving. The students completely funded one Chicago teacher’s project and donated another $100 to a second Chicago classroom project that has now been fulfilled. Since funding the projects, Ms. Williams’ third graders have been writing pen pal letters to one of the Chicago teachers who plans to continue the “Pay It Forward” project. Click here to watch a news clip about this truly inspirational project. If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe to receive new posts via email or RSS!
By Katie
Wednesday,
May 7, 2008 at 11:00am
We are excited to announce that Verizon will be supporting Virginia teachers this spring by funding $10,000 in literacy projects through DonorsChoose.org. Verizon’s goal is to inspire teachers to think creatively about literacy education, and to distribute innovative literacy resources to teachers across the state. The post-it notes below represent ideas for literacy tools that Verizon would fund through this grant. Verizon is looking for Virginia teachers to build on these ideas and customize them to best meet the needs of their students. Virginia teachers should request supplies they need for innovative literacy instruction by June 1st, 2008, to be eligible for funding from Verizon. Any questions? Email VerizonVA (at) donorschoose (dot) org for more information on this opportunity!
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By Melanie
Monday,
Nov 19, 2007 at 7:06pm
Prince George’s County (MD) teachers have “All the Right Stuff.” Take Meredith Rowe, for instance. Meredith has posted 4 proposals with DonorsChoose.org between September 5th and November 10th of this year. Two of her proposals have already been funded, and she’s already started to use her requested supplies in the classroom. Meredith Rowe is also spreading the word about DonorsChoose.org to her colleagues at Robert Frost Elementary School. In no time, teachers throughout her school will also be requesting free supplies via DonorsChoose.org. Kudos to Meredith and to her awesome colleagues at Robert Frost Elementary! If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe to receive new posts via email or RSS!
By Melanie
Tuesday,
Nov 13, 2007 at 8:09pm
All hats off to STM Mentor Elizabeth Allen of Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary-Middle in Baltimore City. She and Principal Lucy Miller will be spending their Monday and Tuesday afternoons helping their teachers write, edit, and post their supply requests to DonorsChoose.org. On these afternoons, both Allen and Miller will be fielding questions, editing essays, and working with teachers to post supply requests that are meaningful to their school and their students. In addition, all hats off to STM Mentor Kimberly Boles of Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Baltimore City. Heather managed to bring the highest percentage of her new teachers to the DonorsChoose.org Kickoff Event at the Systemic Teacher Mentoring Site. In addition, she will be helping teachers at her school post their first proposals to DonorsChoose.org. These are a few examples of the awesome leaders in our nation’s public schools. If you’d like your leader included in a future installment of “All The Right Stuff,” e-mail melanie (at) donorschoose (dot) org! If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe to receive new posts via email or RSS! READ MORE!
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