Teacher Created Materials is an educational publishing company that was founded in 1982 by Mary Dupuy Smith and Rachelle Cracchiolo. The company experienced tremendous growth since its inception--so much that in August 2004, the company split into two distinct businesses: a Book Company under the name Teacher Created Resources headed by Smith, and a Curriculum Company that maintains the name Teacher Created Materials headed by Cracchiolo. Prior to founding Teacher Created Materials, Rachelle taught kindergarten through sixth grade for nine years in the Fountain Valley School District. She graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Education.
E-commerce - we've talked to teachers in our seminars. I don't know that anybody in education is making money on their e-commerce side. I really don't think there are. I mean you will hear some software people say they get enough leads to make money, but I think what we are hearing from teachers ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Rachelle Cracchiolo Shares Thoughts on How Teachers Might Use the Internet in the Future
Rachelle Cracchiolo Discusses Concerns Over Finding Instructors If Demand Becomes Much Larger
Rachelle Cracchiolo States Importance of Having Confidence and Being Willing to Take Responsibility
Rachelle Cracchiolo Discusses Determination a Price Point for Distance Learning Courses
Rachelle Cracchiolo Discusses Working With Family Members And Her Eventual Desire to Help Her Daughters Start Their Own Companies
Rachelle Cracchiolo Discusses The Division of Responsibilities Within The Partnership
Rachelle Cracchiolo Discusses Cash Flow Challenges in the Educational Publishing Industry
