Teacher Wish Lists
“When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you.”
(From the Disney movie, Pinocchio)
One of my greatest wishes in the world is that this is true for teachers and their students.
It is that time of year when a new school year is beginning.
Teachers spend much of their summer professional developing, reflecting and making plans for next year…new ideas, new and exciting lessons, new decorations to motivate and support students, project, classroom transformations, incentives, print and tech resources, etc.
All this takes money. Most teachers have hearts as big as the world and want their students to have the most powerful and positive learning experience possible, so they spend money from their own pockets.
If you have looked at the latest teacher salaries, you will see that this is a great burden to a teacher’s already limited budget and resources.
So, many teachers now are creating Amazon Wish Lists to help get what they need for the classroom.
#clearthelist is a hashtag that has been created to help teachers share their list through social media.
What do teachers and their students need? How can you help? (more…)
