Capturing the Spark: What Energizes Great Teachers & Schools

A project in Palo Alto, CA by David B. Cohen
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I'm spending the school year on the road, writing about what it takes to support great teaching and schools throughout California!
Backers: 124
Average Pledge Per Backer: $76

Funded: $9,393 of $30,000
Dates: Sep 22nd -> Oct 23rd (31 days)
Project By: David B. Cohen
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Latest News

Kickstarter - Round 2 coming up!

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Final days of campaign!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You can see that at this point, hitting my Kickstarter goal is a long-shot, but that is not going to be the end of the project. Even pledges that come in at this point will help me find backers and gain a sense of what's possible for my next steps in... (Read More)

Capturing the Spark - One week to go!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, everyone!   I'm back home after my first road trip, and quite energized to carry on visiting great teachers and schools to write about the positives in public education! I've now visited six schools for this project, and already I'm... (Read More)

School visits underway

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I spent yesterday with a second grade class in San Jose, and it made a wonderful launching point for the work I'm doing in this project. My host, Alicia Hinde, teaches second grade, but also sits on the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Her... (Read More)

Three weeks to go! Thank you for your support!

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Let me thank you once again for the support you've already shown for this project! That kind of positivity is reflective of the project itself, and the kinds of responses I've had from people I told about the project in recent... (Read More)

Day 1 - phew! Now the hard work begins...

September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! I'm so gratified by your support for my Kickstarter campaign. It would be a nightmare to start this up and have no one respond. But now, it's already slowing down. The project was about 6% funded in the first 12 hours, but it's... (Read More)

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