Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Dear Edutopia Friend, Today, on Teacher Appreciation Day, we'd like to personally thank you. You may not know this, but you inspire us every day with your relentless passion to improve education and we can't thank you enough for that. Thanks to you -- and all you do for students -- we've created these special resources to show our appreciation. Watch "Letter to Me on My First Day Teaching" that'll remind you why you chose to teach in the first place. Once you've watched it, consider writing your own letter. Pass along some last-minute gift ideas with these heroic gifts for teacher heroes -- from the practical to the absurd. Get inspired by this heart-warming letter from George Lucas, who reminds the world why teaching is still the most important job. Win $1,500 in edtech freebies. Enter every week in May for a chance to win! This week: Epson DC-20 Document Camera ($549 value). Thank you again, for everything you've done and will continue to do to improve learning. Teachers Matter. — The Edutopia Team