WHAT: AR HISTORY summer seminar opportunity WHERE: Butler Center/CALS
WHEN: June 12-14 FOR: secondary social studies teachers
- funded by the Arkansas Humanities Council
- focus on Civil Rights issues; essential questions regarding the Emancipation Proclamation, the Freedom Trail, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union, Jim Crow, Desegregation of Central High, Sundowner Towns, and Civil Rights Legislation
- Attendees will participate in a lecture about the Civil War in Arkansas.
- History content and curriculum guidelines will be presented.
- Attendees will receive resources for use in classroom instruction. Attendees will be expected to provide resource sharing ideas for use on the Arkansas History Hub.
Please contact Kay Bland by return email if you are interested in attending the seminar. Kay Bland (kbland@cals.lib.ar.us)
Kay P. Bland, Ed.D., K-12 Education Coordinator, Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Arkansas Studies Institute
Central Arkansas Library System, 100 Rock Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-320-5713, 501-537-4559 (fax)
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For all things Arkansas -- Check out the following sites
Restored 1939 video about Hot Springs, Arkansas available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhoRkmkeKIo
“Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America” Now – July 17, 2012
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas, the Clinton Presidential Center is proud to present “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America,” currently on loan from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
“Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America” was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of America’s 16th president and examines Lincoln’s life from his beginnings to his ascension to the Presidency and his assassination.
The display is included with regular admission fee.
The Arkansas History HUB– a one stop shop for AR history resources, lesson plans, links, workshops, grants, and much more. A short video at http://player.vimeo.com/video/27878665?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1 will introduce you to the Hub.
David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History
provides ADE approved workshops throughout the year. For a complete list of teacher resources including professional development opportunities, curriculum materials, speakers, and more, go to the Teacher’s page or contact the education specialist, Kimble Talley at (501) 396-3000.
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office provides many free educational resources for both teachers and students.
A visit to the governor’s mansion is virtually a click away!
Free educational materials are available for the NEW virtual tour of the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. You will find lesson plans, crossword puzzles, word searches, vocabulary building activities, coloring sheets, art activities, social studies lessons and more!
Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans on the Buffalo National River from the National Park Service
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