Resources for Professional Organizations
| Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges | |
| Host: AATYC | |
| Twenty-two Arkansas community colleges provide information to the public on their educational programs, career training, and continuing education. A WorkForce Training Consortium page has information about custom or prepackaged classes for various businesses and industries. The site includes lists of distance education courses from each institution and a directory of job openings. | |
| Record last updated: 4/17/2009 |
| Arkansas Council for Exceptional Children | |
| Host: Council for Exceptional Children | |
| The organization is dedicated to improving the lives of those with exceptional abilities through professional development in the form of symposiums, speakers, and conferences. There are several subdivisions including early childhood, children with behavioral disorders, and developmental disabilities. Offers three scholarships. | |
| Record last updated: 6/2/2009 |
| Arkansas Council for the Social Studies | |
| Host: Arkansas Council for the Social Studies | |
| "Members of ACSS include elementary, middle and secondary, private and public, university professors and instructors, school administrators, and non-educational professionals who recognize the importance of a strong social studies background for our young citizens." The ACSS site includes information on the annual conference, lesson plans and class presentations plus links to national and state resources for social studies. There are special announcements for members, but most of the content and the list-serve are available to non-members also. The Council sponsors teacher award and offer small grants for teacher expenses. | |
| Record last updated: 5/29/2009 |
| Arkansas Geographic Alliance | |
| Host: Arkansas Geographic Alliance | |
| Professional organization for geography teachers and college faculty. Site offers geography materials, information on the state geography bee, travel opportunities, workshops, state frameworks, National Geographic lesson plans, a listserv, and more. Some financial assistance for professional development is available. | |
| Record last updated: 4/15/2009 |
| Arkansas Leadership Academy | |
| Host: Consortium of Higher Education, Government, and Business | |
| Established in 1991 as a partnership among universities, professional associations, educational cooperatives, the Arkansas Department of Education and others, with the mission of developing educational leaders. Institutes for superintendents, principals, teachers, and coaches (group leaders) are available. Site has a calendar and descriptions of programs to be held at Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and includes some content from presentations that can be viewed. | |
| Record last updated: 4/24/2009 |
| Arkansas Library Association | |
| Host: Arkansas Library Association | |
| The mission of the state's library association is "to further the professional development of all library staff members; to foster communication and cooperation among librarians, trustees and friends of libraries; to increase the visibility of libraries..." The annual fall conference provides an opportunity for school librarians and other K-12 educators to obtain quality professional development credit. There is a program track for school librarians/children’s services public librarians and many other opportunities for professional growth. | |
| Record last updated: 10/3/2008 |
| 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 |
| Arkansas Science Teachers Association | |
| Host: Arkansas Science Teachers Association | |
| Professional association for teachers of biology, geology, physics, chemistry, and astronomy. Site includes safety standards, news, science fair info, grants, news, lesson plans, frameworks, and contacts to specialists at the state level who assist teachers around the state. | |
| Record last updated: 2/27/2009 |
| 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 |
