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.
Well, it is kind of a feminine look because it was for a long time almost all women here too. So, it was more and we were basically primary teachers, so it kind of has a primary look. As far as being high tech, I was telling you we were going to do--we've just designed a new booth to go to these h...(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
