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Teacher Opportunities RESOURCES Dollar General: Beyond Words Library Disaster Relief RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster. Grants are up to $15,000 to replace or supplement books, media, and/or library equipment in the school library setting. Eligibility is open to public school libraries Pre K-12 located within 20 miles of a Dollar General store, distribution center, or corporate office that have lost their building or incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster (tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood, avalanche, mudslide), fire, or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism; or have absorbed a significant number (more than 10% enrollment) of displaced/evacuee students. Apply online at www.ala.org/awardsgrants/ awards/166/apply. Staples Reward A+ Classroom Big news for this year's back-to-school is the launch of Staples Reward A+ Classroom, which enables parents and educators to work together to keep classrooms stocked all year long. Association members can earn up to $50 from as many as 40 parents/other supporters each year. That's as much as $2,000 back in incremental rewards annually. It is simple to participate. Educators need to: (1) Be enrolled in Staples Teacher Rewards (free to join in store or at staplesrewards.com) (2) Visit staples.com/rewardaclassroom and opt-in to Reward A+ Classroom (3) Tell parents and other community supporters to link to the educator's Staples Teacher Rewards account. Educators and others will continue to receive their regular awards; Reward A+ Classroom confers additional value directly to the educator. For more information, visit www.staples. com/rewardaclassroom. Arizona K12 Center – Mobile Learning Conference The Arizona K12 Center will conduct a Mobile Learning Experience on September Fall.13advo.indd 35 16-18, 2013 at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson. To learn more and to register, please visit the Mobile Learning Experience website at mobile2013.org. Get the Support You Need with Tools Aligned to State Standards & CCSS Through a partnership with the NEA Academy, Learning Bridges offers a way for educators to efficiently stay up-to-date with both State Standards by Grade Level and the Common Core State Standards using the Teacher Support Tool at www.neaacademy. org/teachersupporttool.html. This annual subscription provides online access to five valuable tools: •Instructional Strategies – ranked in order of their power to impact student achievement •Lesson Plans – ready to use for every grade level, K-12 •Parent Activities – to engage parents in their child's learning (English and Spanish) •Professional Development – unlimited online access to nearly 50 standardsaligned courses •National Online Community – where educators can ask and answer questions in an online forum Limited time offer for NEA Members: $95 Annual Subscription Fee (40% off). Drawn from the Learning Bridges® Online Professional Development System for teachers, the courses included in this offer have been shown to have a significantly high impact on achievement and feature 24/7 availability online. For more information on the Teacher Support Tool and other courses from Learning Bridges, please visit: www.neaacademy.org/learningbridges. html. NEA Teams Up with LYSOL® to Educate Students About Healthy Habits Students' health is an issue that involves the entire community. Healthy habits start at home and are reinforced in the classroom. LYSOL® has teamed up with the National Education Association (NEA) and National PTA, to announce the HEALTHY HABITS Program. Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that infectious AEA Advocate x Fall 2013 35 8/7/13 2:35 PM