Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/252703
38 Spring 2014 x AEA Advocate When you purchase the "Extraordinary Educators" license plate, not only do you share your support for public education every time you hit the road, but you also contribute $17 to fund statewide mini-grant projects for K – 8 public school teachers, creating new opportunities for students in the areas of arts, science, and recreation. The application process for these $500 grants will begin in the fall of 2015. This personalized license plate is the result of legislation passed through the efforts of AEA Associate members Sasha and Rodney Glassman, Arizona Representative Jeff Dial, and Madison Elementary School District Superintendent Tim Ham. With your support you are contributing to the next generation of big thinkers, go-getters, and problem- solvers: The next generation of Arizonans and our future! Buy online at servicearizona. com. teaching about our northern neighbor. For the past 35 years, teachers, librarians, social studies supervisors, and education faculty from across the United States have attended this renowned program to develop a better understanding of Canada, gain global perspectives of civic issues, and receive numerous resources for curriculum development. The program's subtitle, "A Capital View of Canada: Nations within a Nation", reflects the six-day workshop's special focus on multiculturalism and its location in Canada's capital, Ottawa, and the country's second largest city, Montréal. Participants will not only learn from distinguished faculty and government officials but also experience Canada's culture, history, and environment through unique activities not possible through regular tourism. The registration cost of $600 includes tuition for credits/clock hours (if needed), instruction, 5 nights' hotel accommodation, breakfast daily, most course activities and one-way transportation from Ottawa to Montréal, Quebec. The draft agenda, a detailed program guide and feedback as well as photos from previous workshops can be viewed online. To register, simply download the registration form and mail it with full payment to Western Washington University as instructed online. Check your eligibility for a $200 travel award as well and, once you have registered, apply separately as instructed. The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) supports the "STUDY CANADA" program with funding from a Title VI grant. The program has been offered by WWU's Center for Canadian- American Studies, a USDOE-designated National Resource Center for Canada in the United States (in consortium with the University of Washington's Canadian Studies Center) since 1978. Outreach support for this program is also provided by the Raoul Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Government of Québec. The Institute will be held June 26 – July 1, 2014, in Ottawa and Montreal. Register online at www.k12studycanada.org/scsi.html. 2 RESOURCES Saluting our Teachers and Supporting our Schools Spring.14advo.indd 38 1/28/14 5:11 PM