Tag: Teacher Tips

The author of this blog post on classroom management, Annie Alcott, was a Bay Area teacher for 30 years. She taught at the K-3 level and as a teacher educator at UC Berkeley. The key to classroom management is (drumroll please): relationships. Your relationship with your class, your relationship with individual students, and students’ relationships […]

AdoptAClassroom.org provides PreK-12 teachers at public, private, and charter schools nationwide with donations to purchase school supplies. When teachers receive a donation on AdoptAClassroom.org, they can spend the funds on the classroom materials they need, when they need them.  During Teacher Appreciation Week, several teacher influencers on TikTok and Instagram shared the items they purchased […]

The television show “Abbott Elementary” raised a buzz among teachers for its realistic depictions of an elementary school. Set in Philadelphia, “Abbott Elementary” is a workplace comedy that features a group of teachers as the hardworking, funny and flawed professionals that they are.  AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that’s been supporting teachers like those portrayed […]

At AdoptAClassroom.org, we want to make sure that educators have the resources they need to support their students. We’ve seen more and more teachers spend their AdoptAClassroom.org donations on supplies for social emotional learning activities.  To help, we’ve assembled some resources below for educators who want to integrate more social emotional learning activities into their […]

Now through October 27, we’re accepting classroom grant applications for three of our Spotlight Funds: Inclusive Classroom, STEM, and COVID-19 Relief. To help teachers apply for these classroom grants, we’re hosting a live #ClassroomGrantChat Twitter Chat. During the Twitter chat, we’ll answer questions about applying for classroom grants and share our best grant writing tips.  […]

AdoptAClassroom.org provides teachers with  classroom fundraising resources so they can give their students the tools they need to succeed in school without spending their own money. We offer a variety of classroom fundraising options for teachers so they can choose the methods that work best for them. Teachers can raise donations through our crowdfunding platform, […]

Creating a classroom page on AdoptAClassroom.org is the first step in receiving the resources you need most for your classroom. Think of your AdoptAClassroom.org classroom page as the primary method of sharing your classroom’s unique story. This page can be searched by donors on AdoptAClassroom.org and even shared directly within your communities. Please Note: You have […]

This month, in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of National Poetry Month, AdoptAClassroom.org wants to celebrate the power of poetry. Incorporating poetry in the classroom can be a great way to approach complex topics and connect with students. Check out these four free poetry resources for teachers in honor of National Poetry Month below. The […]

Distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for all educators, but Pre-K teachers face a unique challenge in engaging their students. Pre-K activities are largely about play, creativity, and social engagement; how does that translate into a technology-based, socially isolated world?  AdoptAClassroom.org sat down with Dominique F., a Pre-K teacher in the District […]