Resources for Competitions and Contests
| 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 Historic Preservation Program | |
| Host: Department of Arkansas Heritage | |
| The AHPP identifies and preserves the state's historic resources. Their webpage offers numerous descriptions of sites to visit, tours, info on grant programs, and projects. A youth education component includes complete lesson plans for k-12 related historic sites in Arkansas, presentations, contests for students, and much more. The "site search" on the homepage accepts multiple words for searching and helps in exploring this extensive site. | |
| Record last updated: 4/24/2009 |
| Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMASE) | |
| Host: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | |
| "One of twelve mathematics and science centers on university and college campuses around the state, CMASE provides quality resources and materials to the home, private and public education community." This is also the Arkansas NASA Educator Resource Center, the only one in the state. Has a calendar of events for children and adults around Arkansas. Lesson plans and links for teachers; events, contests, games for children. Scientific Living offers 20 short videos (< 2 minutes each) with discussion guides on space and space exploration, short science stories useful as multimedia supplements in teaching. | |
| Record last updated: 7/24/2008 |
| Economics Arkansas | |
| Host: Arkansas Council of Economic Education | |
| “The mission of Economics Arkansas is to promote economic literacy and the economic-way of thinking to students in Arkansas by empowering educators to teach the fourth “r,” real life economics.” Teacher resources includes lessons correlated to the frameworks, videos, projects to participate in, in-service training for teachers, and financial grants for teachers. Hosts student contests such as the Stock Market Game and a poster contest. Arkansas has six university-based centers. Includes information on the Bessie B. Moore awards program for teachers and the Polly M. Jackson teacher certification program. | |
| Record last updated: 4/24/2009 |
| Northeast Arkansas Mathematics and Science Education Partnership | |
| Host: Arkansas State University | |
| This site is, "a joint effort by the Rural and Delta Mathematics and Science Educational Institutes to assist educators in their quest to provide quality education in Arkansas." Information about conferences, science fairs, workshops, teacher loans. | |
| Record last updated: 7/28/2008 |
