Resources for Books to Read
| Academy of the Arts | |
| Host: UA Fort Smith | |
| Dedicated to visual and performing arts, the Academy offers private and class instruction in music,theatre, and art to children and adults of all ages and skill levels. Summer camps offers opportunities in music, theatre, dance and art. | |
| Record last updated: 7/9/2009 |
| Agriculture in the Classroom | |
| Host: Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation | |
| Farm Bureaus "monitor government activity, promote new laws and regulations, initiate and support community activities, provide economic services, encourage fellowship within communities." Their Agriculture in the Classroom program uses teachers and farmers to help students understand more about farming and its part in the production of our food and clothing. Resources include videos, speakers, activity books, contests, and project information. Programs include, for example, snacks for children, food for families, safety education, college scholarships, animal husbandry, crops. Site has an annotated bibliography of Ag-Related Children's Books. | |
| Record last updated: 4/15/2009 |
| Arkansas Arts Center | |
| Host: Arkansas Arts Center | |
| Located in historic MacArthur Park in Little Rock, houses art collections and hosts exhibits. An education section on the website announces workshops, has curriculum resources and activity guides for the collections and for the children's theatre productions. Online collections, circulating videos, and a touring artmobile are available. Their research library, noncirculating, can be searched through the Central Arkansas Library System online catalog. Departments include the Arkansas Museum of Art, the Decorative Arts Museum, the Museum School, the Children's Theatre and State Services. | |
| Record last updated: 4/15/2009 |
| Arkansas Multi-Agency Wetland Planning Team | |
| Host: Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission et al | |
| State agency representatives promoting wetland conservation work together to educate the public and encourage preservation programs. Content includes management of the wetland resources, posters, a teacher's tour, and an online walking tour of exceptional photographs of state wetlands areas. | |
| Record last updated: 10/3/2008 |
| Butler Center For Arkansas Studies | |
| Host: Central Arkansas Library System | |
| Created at CALS in 1997, the Butler Center "is dedicated to exploring, preserving, and interpreting the history of Arkansas." Education resources include lesson plans searchable by grade level, ADE curriculum frameworks, and resource content; The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (free online), and Books for Arkansas Students Education (BASE, a free book program for public high schools in the state). The Center also offers a professional development course in Arkansas history for educators. See also the Ed Portal's links to the Butler Center's digital collections and blogs on Arkansas history. | |
| Record last updated: 4/18/2009 |
| Libraries in Arkansas | |
| Host: Arkansas.gov | |
| Locate public and academic libraries based on county, city, or zip code. Searchable database or link through an interactive map. Includes street address, phone numbers, e-mail, and a link to each library's website. | |
| Record last updated: 4/18/2009 |
| Teachers' Resources from Special Collections | |
| Host: Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville | |
| Using the resources held in the libraries' archives, Special Collections staff have developed several poster series with lesson plans. There is a set on outstanding Arkansas women leaders, one on important African Americans in Arkansas, and one on the civil rights movement in Arkansas. Includes a bibliography of books, articles, and videos. | |
| Record last updated: 7/2/2008 |
