Author: AdoptAClassroom.org

In the November Edition of the Teachers’ Lounge, we’re focused on helping you maximize donations during Thanksgiving time. Your potential supporters having giving on the brain, with the holidays approaching and #GivingTuesday happening next week. We’re bringing you tips to make sure you don’t get forgotten in the craze. Make sure you scroll all the […]

Updated 11/29/2016 at 8:30 am CST: We reached 100 classroom donation matches! Amazing! We reached our 100 classroom goal in less than 9 hours, that’s 4 hours less than 2015. Thank you donors for supporting classrooms with us! Please keep it going until the end of Giving Tuesday. There are tens of thousands of teachers who need […]

The Teachers’ Lounge is a space where you can ask tough questions and share knowledge about teaching! Plus, we always include grant/contest opportunities, and other resources that will help you in the classroom. This month’s question generated a lot of great conversation on Facebook: “How do you keep your most accomplished students engaged?” 1.) Encourage […]

Jaclyn Cairncross teaches IB visual arts at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Although she’s resourceful, she still struggles to provide all of the materials her students need each year. While she says her school’s supply budget is relatively good, mapping out materials for the entire year with two other visual art teachers can be difficult. An […]

Our goal at AdoptAClassroom.org is to give teachers a hand, but how exactly do we do that? We are a highly-rated, transparent non-profit that acts as a link between the donors and the teachers in need. Here’s how it works: Any K-12 teachers across the country can register and share their stories and supply needs online. […]

We are excited to announce our newest vendor, Wonder Workshop! You can bring STEM to life in your classroom with these great, hands-on learning tools for grades K-5. Who is Wonder Workshop? Founders Vikas, Saurabh, and Mikal got together in 2012 with an exciting mission: they wanted to make coding fun for kids. They believe […]

As an online organization, sometimes we wonder if everyone out there thinks robots run AdoptAClassroom.org. We wanted to let you know that we’re real people, with real pets who run our lives. They’re sassy, goofy, and sometimes they define us just a little too well.   Tolkie (Melissa, Program Manager)Well now that you woke me […]

Question of the Month (comment with your response on the corresponding Facebook post for a chance to win $25 for your classroom): If there were no limitations, what would your dream classroom look like? In the spirit of October, here’s what we’re thinking: But we’d like to hear what you have in mind. Answer on Facebook for a […]

AdoptAClassroom.org teamed up with Kohl’s and Vanessa Hudgens to give teachers and students in Los Angeles a BIG surprise during their first week of school. Actress Vanessa Hudgens announced to more than 1,700 students at The Accelerated Schools in L.A. that they would each receive a pair of brand new Nike sneakers. But the students weren’t the […]