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INSIDE AEAADVOCATE FEATURES T E A C H I N G ARIZONA EA P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O PM E N T DEPARTMENTS 4 • POINT OF VIEW by Andrew F. Morrill 5 • MEMBER TALK 6 • AT THE CAPITOL 2011 Legislative Session Victories Changes to the Arizona State Retirement System Join AEA's Legislative Electronic Network Today! CTA and CEA's "Adopt-a-Date" Campaign Builds Schools and Community Partnerships 11 • AROUND AEA Awards and Grants AEA's Website's New Look AEA Wins Injunction Against Educator Gag Bill AEA Advocacy Help Desk 18 • ESProfessional Bus Drivers and Bullying Prevention NEA ESP Conference Scholarship Contest 22 • A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE KEA's Culture of Belonging 24 • NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ESEA Bill Moves Forward with Some Victories for Public Education Senate Fails to Pass Education Jobs Bill 27 • GOVERNANCE Be a Delegate to the NEA-RA 2012 Election Districts 2012 RA Nomination Form 2012 Governance Regions Nomination Procedures for AEA Board of Directors 34 • RESOURCES 36 • WE ARE AEA The China Experience 39 • READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY 40 • WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT… Children in Arizona Priority Learning LEARNING Q U A L I T Y 11 • IT TAKES ONE PERSON TO SPARK A CHANGE New film documents Arizona teachers 19 • TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHERS AEA Professional Development Day AEA MISSION STATEMENT AEA…Keeping the promise of quality public education MOVING? Please let us know before you go. Simply clip your mailing label from the back of the Advocate and send it along with your new address to: AEA Advocate, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1532. FRONT COVER: Washington District EA mem- ber Lori Fox trains teachers on classroom prepa- ration during the AEA Professional Development Day. AEA Advocate ❘ Winter 2011/12 3