Resources for English and Language
| Arkansas IDEAS (Internet Delivered Education for Arkansas Schools) | |
| Host: Arkansas Educational Television Network & Arkansas Department of Education | |
| A partnership between AETN and ADE provides videos, workshops for teachers, telecourses, classroom instruction and summer camps for kids to learn about television production. Offers professional development opportunities and online courses which accrue ADE credit. Has many teaching resources for technology-enhanced lesson plans, including PBS lesson plans and an online library of resources. Teachers with an Arkansas license may register for a password. | |
| Record last updated: 4/17/2009 |
| 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 Reading Association | |
| Host: Arkansas Reading Association | |
| An affiliate of the International Reading Association, this professional organization of individuals, institutions and councils is dedicated to promoting reading and developing literacy. Conferences, awards, college scholarships, research grants are part of their work. | |
| Record last updated: 7/1/2008 |
| ARKTESOL: Arkansas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages | |
| Host: Officers of the Association | |
| ARKTESOL (also called ARTESOL) is the state organization for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. They maintain a listserv to exchange teaching ideas and sponsor conferences for continuing education, serving ESL professionals in schools, colleges, and communities. | |
| Record last updated: 10/23/2008 |
| Brown Chair in Literacy Initiative | |
| Host: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | |
| The initiative to "improve literacy throughout the state and beyond its borders" and to "forge partnerships [with]... a broad array of literacy professionals." Supports research, teaching, and outreach projects in four areas: literacy for adults, the workplace, k-16, and through the family. Links to workshops for teachers, publications, literacy organizations in Arkansas and nationally. Describes literacy courses offered for teachers and student oral history projects. | |
| Record last updated: 6/1/2009 |
| 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 |
| Center for Lifelong Learning | |
| Host: University of Arkansas at Fort Smith | |
| The Center provides credit and non-credit learning opportunities for community members of all ages. Programs include services for seniors, performing arts classes, lectures by campus scholars, travel tours, on-campus as well as online classes, foreign language courses, employee training and professional development for teachers. | |
| Record last updated: 4/17/2009 |
| Center for Literacy | |
| Host: University of Arkansas at Little Rock | |
| Established at UALR in 2006, the Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy Model is a school-reform model dedicated to increasing student achievement. "The model uses literacy as a tool for measuring school improvement in four related areas: student learning, teacher perceptions, school climate, and school processes.” Site has descriptive content on reading recovery, intervention groups, powerpoints by experts, a discussion board, and a schedule of institutes and conferences. | |
| Record last updated: 4/3/2009 |
| LitTunes | |
| Host: Christian Goering, U. of A. faculty | |
| This site provides educators with extensive resources to support using popular music in the classroom. It highlights the connection between literature and music. "Recognizing music's power to influence thought, style, and culture is the first step toward incorporating pop tunes into classroom lessons in a way that inspires students to learn in a language and style unique to them." The site features essays, lesson plans, research, links to lyrics and to additional classroom tools, as well as a large database of song to literature connections. | |
| Record last updated: 4/19/2009 |
| Online Writing Lab--O.W.L. | |
| Host: University of Arkansas at Little Rock | |
| The site was developed to serve students and community members who would like help outside of regular business hours. Writing tutors can help students in the UALR network develop professional writing skills, identify error patterns in their writing, improve citation skills, and better understand assignments. Students may submit writing samples by email and tutors will usually reply within 24 hours. Many pages available on the site address common writing and citation problems and are available for anyone to use. | |
| Record last updated: 4/17/2009 |
| Quality Writing Center | |
| Host: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | |
| The Center serves the UA campus but it is included because of the online content that any educator or student can use.The "Resources for Students" has handouts for grammar, essay composition,job application materials, citing sources, and help for writers with English second language. | |
| Record last updated: 4/24/2009 |
| Welcome the Children Project | |
| Host: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | |
| UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities is addressing the needs of Latino children in early childhood. Originally known as Nuestra Familia, they provide training on cultural differences, second language acquisition, and assessing children for possible developmental delays. This project is funded by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. Events, courses, professional institutes and other training opportunities and efforts are listed on the site. | |
| Record last updated: 4/18/2009 |
