Over the past few years, Donorschoose.org and many generous volunteers have transformed my classroom. My students participate in various classroom activities such as STEM competitions, iPad guided technologies, and BreakoutEDU challenges. My classroom is well organized and clean. We even have “unplugged” days to play board games that reinforce financial literacy skills. All of these opportunities have been made possible thanks to projects funded through special promotions, corporate sponsorships, and the Caring Classrooms page on Donorschoose.org. I am very fortunate and I remain thankful for these great additions to my classroom. (HERE are the projects that have been funded for me, if you are curious)
I’ve made many donations to other teachers on the Donorschoose.org site, but looked for a special way to “give back” this year. I decided to donate to at least one teacher in every state. Some weeks, my donations were small. Some weeks, my donations were bigger. I even had a few gift cards that were given to me along the way that I used towards my goal. I’m proud to announce that I met my goal this week by fully funding a teacher’s project in Wyoming! It feels good to have helped so many of my fellow teachers.
Here are the projects I helped this year to reach my goal:
- Alabama – Blue Team – Additional Chromebook for EDUCATION!
- Alaska – Creating a Classroom Community With STEM!
- Arizona – Reading Aloud
- Arkansas – Help Us Excel With Chromebooks, 3 & 4
- California – Graphing Our Way To Success With AVID
- Colorado – Big Book Activity Center
- Connecticut – Easel Needs a Retirement Plan
- Delaware – Everybody Makes Mistakes!
- Florida – Chromebook for Kahoots to Increase Student Engagement
- Georgia – T is for Tolerance!
- Hawaii – 1st Grade Supplies for STEM Projects…We can Do More!
- Idaho – Soaring With Passionate Teachers!
- Illinois – Take a Seat! Classroom Carpet for Whole Group learning
- Indiana – Our Learning Is On Fire!
- Iowa – Real Life ties to Boost Reading
- Kansas – Help US Choose Kindness!
- Kentucky – Alternative Seating for Everyone
- Louisiana – Making Recess Fun Again!
- Maine – Point! Click! Learn!
- Maryland – A Comfy Carpet and Balance Balls
- Massachusetts – Making Our Mark on International Dot Day
- Michigan – Teaching Tolerance (Part 2)
- Minnesota – Igniting Our Scientific Inquiry!
- Mississippi – Playing To Learn In Mrs. W’s Class!
- Missouri – Food for Thought
- Montana – No More Worksheets: Morning Tubs Prevail
- Nebraska – Spanish Students Make Their Mark(er)!
- Nevada – Realizing Our Brain’s Potential
- New Hampshire – Books with Themes of Diversity and Tolerance
- New Jersey – Griddles for Our Cooking Class
- New Mexico – STEAM Buddies Need a Permanent Makers Space
- New York – Financial Literacy Skills with Scholastic
- North Carolina – Our Learning Is STEAMing!
- North Dakota – Technology for a Student Centered Classroom
- Ohio – Hokki Poky Into Flexible Seating With Hokki Stools!
- Oklahoma – Wobble Baby, Wobble Baby
- Oregon – Starbucks in School: Creating a Collaborative, Inviting Learning Space
- Pennsylvania – Listen Up To Good Stories
- Rhode Island – Full Steam Ahead With an iPad
- South Carolina – Creating Media Literate Students
- South Dakota – Help Us Move
- Tennessee – More Tales of the Lunch Bunch
- Texas – Rack Our Basketballs
- Utah – Start With Art
- Vermont – Inspiring Wonder and Curiosity
- Virginia – Flexible Seating Helps Us Learn!
- Washington – Organization and Supplies are Key to a Successful Classroom!
- West Virginia – Lighting Up Discovery!
- Wisconsin – Team Third Grade Designs a Green Theme to Tie Dye
- Wyoming – It’s TIME To Learn!
If you are looking for a way to help out a local classroom, see if there are any projects in your area that could use a donation on Donorschoose.org. The students (and teacher) will be so appreciative!
