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Tips for Responding to a Message Request We know thinking takes time and energy, both valuable resources, so we created this page to give you some quick ideas for responding to messages. All we [...]

So, you’ve found an opportunity that fits for you, the teacher and the students. What do you need to know and do to prepare for it? Preparation After you talk to the teacher’s goals for your [...]

Glad you asked! Here are some suggested questions to start your conversation. Remember, you are co-planning this interaction together. You can and should voice your own ideas and expectations to [...]

You’ll be surprised what students need and want to learn from you… we almost always are! You might go in thinking you’re going to talk about your career as an accountant, only to find out later [...]

As we like to say to our own team, “The only limit is your imagination!” Community Partners do everything from giving one-time guest lectures and show-and-tells (remember those?), to hosting [...]

Not everybody gets paid time off work, even for things as important as helping educate our community’s kids. But students are always students, even when they’re not in class. Consider looking for [...]

We get it. Not every opportunity or situation is a good match. It’s important that teachers and partners are open and honest with their availability and set clear expectations early in the [...]

There’s no standard time commitment required for activities organized through CommunityShare. The needs of each teacher and classroom are different. Some need a one-time guest speaker for an [...]