Resources for Arkansas School Districts
| Arkansas K-12 Distance Learning Curriculum Portal | |
| Host: ADE & SW Arkansas Educational Cooperative | |
| Funded by the Arkansas Dept. of Education and Act 2325 of 2005, this site provides a portal to Arkansas K-12 Content Provider Websites. Includes documents explaining distance education in the state, hosts online classrooms, news, discussion boards, podcasts, and links to other distance education sites in Arkansas. Open to any elementary through secondary subject areas. Content is for students, teachers, and administrators. | |
| Record last updated: 4/18/2009 |
| Arkansas Virtual High School | |
| Host: Arkansas Department of Education | |
| AVHS is a project funded by the Arkansas Dept. of Education to provide an online alternative learning environment for students with scheduling conflicts, those that are homebound, and other special circumstances. The curriculum included is for grades 9-12. Affiliate Schools provide monitoring of participating students and technical assistance. | |
| Record last updated: 4/18/2009 |
| Arkansas.gov | |
| Host: State of Arkansas | |
| Official website for the state of Arkansas. The site's purpose, in brief, is to provide a public service to citizens and businesses through "access to government services and government information." The extensive content covers, for example, the branches of government, state agencies, regulations, travel, industry, agriculture, services and other information about the state that can be used by teachers, parents, and students. The education section includes links to programs, museums, state facts, teacher licensure, school facility information, and many other aspects of the state. A search engine and directory of schools and colleges is available. Includes link to YouTube channel and flickr photo gallery. | |
| Record last updated: 4/3/2009 |
| ArkansasEd.org | |
| Host: Arkansas Department of Education | |
| This is the state's main education portal. The website from the State Department of Education covers all aspects of education for Arkansas administrators, teachers, students, and parents. It includes, for example, resources for lesson plans, homework sites, the state's education directories, laws and regulations, calendar of upcoming events, and information on many education projects and issues. Also provides the links for districts, the home school office, the educational service cooperatives, and the public charter schools. | |
| Record last updated: 7/1/2008 |
| Books for Arkansas Students' Education (BASE) | |
| Host: Butler Center and Central Arkansas Library System | |
| Describes a program to provide free books about Arkansas' natural, cultural, and political history to public high schools. Free resource for high schools. Schools are allotted books based on the economic need of their district. The books are distributed through the University of Arkansas Press. | |
| Record last updated: 8/1/2008 |
| National Office for Research on Measurement and Evaluation Systems (NORMES) | |
| Host: University of Arkansas and the National Office of Research, Measurement and Evaluation | |
| "The goal of the NORMES website is to provide a readily accessible source for reliable educational achievement data in Arkansas." Site reports achievement data to track the results of school improvement efforts. Provides tools to assess the data and an "Ask the researchers" question service. | |
| Record last updated: 7/2/2008 |
| Ozarks Unlimited Resources Cooperative--O.U.R. Co-op | |
| Host: Arkansas Department of Education | |
| Site includes a calendar of professional development events, and services in the areas of distance learning, early childhood education, early childhood special education, math, reading first, gifted and talented, science, technology, and workforce education. Includes links to cooperating schools. | |
| Record last updated: 6/2/2009 |
| School Choice Demonstration Project | |
| Host: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department of Education Reform | |
| Describes the history and concept of charter schools, summarizing the related laws and policies in the state of Arkansas. Includes a directory of charter schools in the state, with statistics and data about their programs. | |
| Record last updated: 8/25/2008 |
| Teach Arkansas | |
| Host: Arkansas Department of Education | |
| The Non-Traditional Licensure Progrman (NTLP) allows candidates who hold a bachelor's degree and meet other criteria to become certified teachers. Classes are offered in the summer and on Saturdays in a two-year program. The course includes a mentoring component, portfolio development, teaching in accredited schools, and pre-and post program assessments. | |
| Record last updated: 4/18/2009 |
