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36 ADVOCATE | WINTER 2015/16 NEA ED COMMUNITIES Join the NEA EDCommunities on MyNEA360, an online com- munity of fellow educators dedicated to the advancement of student success and advancing your career. NEA EDCommuni- ties is completely free and open to everyone. Check it out at www.nea.org/home/EdCommunities.html. TEACHCYCLE Check out TeachCycle: an innovative, grassroots professional learn- ing tool led by professional educators like you at teachcycle.com. ADOBE: CONNECTED SOFTWARE GRANTS As part of the White House's ConnectEd initiative, Adobe is offering creative tools and teacher professional development to Title I schools across the United States. Winners will receive Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Presenter, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Echosign, and a range of teacher training resources. Apply online at edex.adobe.com/connected. PATHWAY TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS FINANCIAL LITERACY GRANTS The Pathway to Financial Success grant program from Dis- cover is designed to help high schools bring fi nancial literacy programs in the classroom. You should consider applying if you have a plan for a fi nancial learning program, strategies to measure learning outcomes, and are willing to share your results. Funding is available for schools that plan to incorporate their own or third-party fi nancial literacy curricula. Grants vary by project; funding is available to implement a new program or enhance an existing one, provide training for educators, or gain access to learning materials. Apply online at www.pathwayto fi nancialsuccess.org/apply-for-a-grant. ARTS EDUCATION GRANTS The National Arts Education Association (NAEA) has opened their annual awards program. There are numerous awards for arts educators at all stages of their career, and the awards are de- signed to recognize achievement, excellence, and quality art ed- ucation. There are regional awards and national awards, as well as lifetime achievement honors. Many awards require nominees to be NAEA members, although some awards are dedicated to non-members. For more information about individual awards, see the downloadable NAEA 2016 Awards Program Booklet at www.arteducators.org/grants/naea-awards. Teacher Opportunities KABOOM! PLAYSPACE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS Fundraising for playgrounds can be a challenge for schools and nonprofi ts. That's why KaBOOM! – an advocacy group focus- ing on active play for all children – is offering tons of grants to nonprofi ts in the U.S. Currently, there are three grant programs that are all focused on providing funds to help build play- grounds and start creative play programs. Each year, approxi- mately 175 to 200 nonprofi ts receive funding for a creative play project. Apply online at www.ysa.org/kaboom_grants. LIBRARY GRANTS FROM THE WISH YOU WELL FOUNDATION The Wish You Well Foundation supports programs that foster and promote "the development and expansion of new and ex- isting literacy and educational programs." If your school or or- ganization has developed a project that supports and promotes literacy, this is the grant program for you. To apply, submit a brief questionnaire online at www.wishyouwellfoundation.org/ apply-for-funding, as well as supporting documents. In general, grants are available between from $200 to $10,000; many prizes are available and are reviewed four times each year. NSTA'S SHELL SCIENCE LAB MAKEOVER CHALLENGE Could your school's science lab use a major makeover? If so, consider entering the 2015 Shell Science Lab Makeover Chal- lenge. Each year, NSTA calls for innovative science educators who are providing engaging science education in dated labs. The grand prize? A $20,000 lab makeover. To enter, educators and nominees submit applications by December 16, 2015, de- tailing their science teaching strategies, current lab equipment and needs, and their ideas for how they will use the updated lab space. Eighteen schools are chosen from each NSTA district for a $3,000 prize. District winners compete in the National Finals for one of fi ve additional $5,500 prizes. One grand-prize-win- ning school receives an additional $11,500, for an overall grand prize of $20,000. Apply online at www.nsta.org/shellsciencelab.