by Barbara Whitlock

Created on: November 18, 2009

The Teacher Connections Writing Contest brings together Helium.com and Teachers Without Borders, while connecting educational advocates the world over. Check out the contest titles as well as the kitty: $400 cash prizes awarded. Learn more about this contest and why you might want to invite teachers you know to join as well.

This month-long contest brings together a wide network of educational advocates, along with hundreds of educational professionals, to provide expert content for topics that help teachers teach better. The topics are also relevant to parents and citizens in any community, so they can learn ways to build strong connections between schools and towns. Political leaders can learn much from these articles as well - about how to support and nurture education at home and abroad.

Writers can participate who have educational expertise to share. If you are new to Helium.com's writing community, all you need to do is join, create a professional writer profile page, and then click on the Teacher Connections Writing Contest titles to submit your articles, once they are ready. Also check out the Teacher Connections Writing Contest Zone for more information.

The contest features 30 titles, with a 3 week writing period, plus another week for ratings to sort. Eight winners will share in $400 cash prizes.

Teachers Without Borders

Teachers Without Borders provides a means for the 59 million teachers world wide to connect with each other, share teaching tips, mentor and provide professional training for teachers. They also provide online support through the Teachers Connection network. More expansively, Teachers Without Borders views teachers as the keys to local improvement in communities. They support teacher initiatives in building vibrant communities in towns and villages across the globe.

Teachers Without Borders has been a long-standing Helium non-profit partner, who collects regular contributions for our writers' donated article earnings and enjoys added exposure to our hundreds of thousands of members and through the power of Helium's Internet visibility. Teachers Without Borders and Helium staff members collaborated at each step in this contest, from writing titles to spreading the word about opportunities for writers and teachers at Helium. Learn more about Teachers Without Borders in this profile article, written by a Teachers Without Borders staff member.

Extra opportunities for professional educators

Helium provides recognition badges for verified educational experts in the following areas: teachers, university and adjunct professors, school administrators, school counselors, and state or private school-sanctioned homeschoolers. If you have these credentials, email copies of certificates, website links to state oversight agencies or letters of reference from an authority who can vouch for your credentials to experts@helium.com. Include your Helium About Me page URL for speedy processing. Within a week you will see your education professional badge on your About Me page, and we will keep you informed of special writing opportunities for educators at Helium. Learn more about opportunities at Helium for educational professionals.

How Helium members can help Teachers Without Borders

Any writer can choose to donate ad revenue earnings on their articles to one of the many non-profit organizations partners with Helium. When you write on educational topics or for this contest, consider donating your articles to Teachers Without Borders. You can also join their organization to share your expertise with other teachers, and to provide member support for their worthy causes.

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