Tag: classroom grant
Teacher Raises Test Scores with Fun Books and Apple Cider
How did teacher Mairead Beane see her 10th graders progress their reading levels by two years? She gave them a comfortable space to read books they enjoyed. Mairead Beane taught 10th and 11th grade Literature at Minneapolis College Preparatory School, where many of her students would be the first in their families to attend college. Though […]
Apply for Tech Funding with the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest
Teachers, need help getting technology in your classroom? Can you “show how STEM can be applied to help improve your local community?” Samsung USA is looking for teachers for their Solve for Tomorrow contest. You have until November to apply for the following opportunities: STATE WINNERS 255 State Winners will receive two Galaxy Tablets STATE […]
Adopt-A-Classroom selected for Members Project! November 29~February 20
We are very excited that Adopt-A-Classroom has been selected to participate in the next round of Members Project voting! This means that we will have a chance to win $200,000 in funding from American Express through Members Project – as long as we get enough votes. The next round of voting starts on Monday, November […]
A Day Made Better for teachers across the country
Today, Tuesday, October 5th, OfficeMax and Adopt-A-Classroom celebrated ‘A Day Made Better’ by surprising over 1,000 very deserving teachers across the United States each with $1,000 worth of school supplies. The pictures, videos, and thank you notes are rolling in, and here are a few we can share with you already: PS 282 in Brooklyn, […]
Jonas Brothers Kick Off ‘A Day Made Better’
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/mnr_lib/201002/players/player-single.swf?job=46467 Earlier this week, the Jonas Brothers showed their continued support for teachers and students by helping to kick off the annual ‘A Day Made Better‘ campaign with our national sponsor, OfficeMax. They surprised the entire teaching staff of Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts in Los Angeles with $25,000 worth of school supplies […]
Blog to Raise $10K for Adopt-A-Classroom
For Back-to-School this year, Elmer’s pledged to donate $10,000 to Adopt-A-Classroom as part of its Bag It Forward campaign. Anyone who has a blog can help to raise $10 just by writing a blog post! Here’s how it works: Elmer’s will donate $10 per each post written to Adopt-A-Classroom, up to $10,000. Bloggers participate by […]