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AEA Advocate x Spring 2014 37 RESOURCES Free & Inexpensive treasures 4 teaChers of tuCson This nonprofit organization supplies anyone who works with children, (public schools, child care centers, private schools) with low-cost supplies. There is a $30 yearly membership and then teachers pay $5 and can fill an entire bag with school supplies. Check out their website at www.T4ttucsonstore.org for more information. free Markets and the Constitution seMinar Middle and high school teachers of economics, civics, social studies, and history are invited to participate in an upcoming seminar sponsored by the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence (CTE) at Hillsdale College, a non-sectarian Michigan liberal arts college founded in 1844. The seminar will be held on the campus of Arizona Christian University, 2625 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix, Arizona, 85032. Scheduled for Friday, March 28, 2014, the one-day seminar is entitled, "Free Markets and the Constitution." Participants will explore the principles of free market economics and the relationship between the Constitution and the free market. Distinguished seminar speakers include Hillsdale College faculty members Dr. Michael Clark, Assistant Professor of Economics; Dr. John Grant, Assistant Professor of Politics; and Dr. David Bobb, President, Bill of Rights Institute. In addition to intellectual lectures, the seminar offers the following entirely free of charge: • books which supplement the seminar • continental breakfast and lunch • a certificate of completion and CEUs for five instructional hours through Arizona Christian University You may find more information, including a full seminar schedule and online registration at www.hillsdale.edu/outreach/cte/ upcoming-seminars. 2014 eduCators' ConferenCe on the hoLoCaust The Bureau of Jewish Education and The Phoenix Holocaust Survivors Association, in partnership with Arizona Council for History Education, Arizona Council for the Social Studies, Arizona State University School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Generations After, Maricopa County Community Colleges, Northern Arizona University Martin Springer Institute, and University of Arizona Center for Judaic Studies invite you to participate in the Carolyn and Heber Nathan 2014 Educators' Conference on the Holocaust. The conference will be held on March 3, 2014, from 7:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Bureau of Jewish Education, Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus in Scottsdale. For more information, visit www.bjephoenix.org/ school_programs_and_teacher_conferences. aspx. 2014 study Canada suMMer institute for k12 eduCators Registration is now open to participate in "Study Canada," a three-quarter credit/40-clock hour professional development course offered by Western Washington University that provides teachers with an excellent foundation for These resources are not endorsed by the Arizona Education Association and may reflect the biases of the provider. acclaimed thinkers, and creative artists who participate in the annual Aspen Ideas Festival, to be held June 26 – July 2, 2014. Following attendance at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the student/educator scholar teams will return home and create Local Ideas Festivals in their schools. Applicants' schools must be public high schools (including charter and magnet schools) where at least 25 percent of students are eligible for the free/reduced lunch program. Potential scholars must be legal U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents in their junior year with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and be taking Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes. Scholar applicants should demonstrate leadership in school and the community and have scored exceptionally well on PSAT/SAT/ or ACT. Apply online by February 18, 2014 at www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/scholars. 2014 WorLd of ChiLdren youth aWard grant This $25,000 award recognizes youth that are making extraordinary contributions to the lives of other children. Eligible nominees must be under the age of 21, have an existing nonprofit organization in good standing which can receive grant funds if awarded, and have been doing this work for a minimum of three years by submission deadline. Apply online at www.worldofchildren.org/nominate. Spring.14advo.indd 37 1/28/14 5:11 PM