Tell us how a teacher inspired you. 7 teachers will win a trip to teach from one of America's 7 wonders plus 25 tablet computers for their school. And, you can enter for a chance to win a tablet computer just for nominating your teacher. The deadline to nominate is October 24, 2011 at 11:59:59 p.m. CDT!

Yahoo! has teamed up with DonorsChoose.org to give you an easy, no-cost way to help public school classrooms in your community thrive.
Between August 22 and October 16, 2011, Yahoo! is providing $200,000 of funding for classroom projects across the United States. We need your help! Pick a DonorsChoose.org project and vote for it by making Yahoo! your homepage. Each week, Yahoo! will donate $25,000 among the projects with the most votes.  CMM's project will be submitted soon.

Three lucky schools will win $10,000 to help keep their students fit. 

Want to take teacher appreciation to the next level? Nominate an excellent educator you know for a teaching award. Many awards do not allow just anyone to do the nominating, but to help all you Teacher Boosters out there say "Thanks" to teachers, we've compiled a list of awards for which parents, students, and others can nominate teachers.