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The Arkansas Leadership Academy, through the use of research and best practices, designs creative and innovative approaches to establish learning communities in public schools by developing human resources and by modeling and advocating collaboration, support, shared decision making, team learning, risk taking and problem solving. Partners commit to changing their organizations to support system improvement.
The Arkansas Technology and Engineering Educators' mission is to support teachers in engaging learners in design, engineering and technology. The ATEE organization will keep teachers involved in the areas of national, state, and local standards, 21st century curriculum materials, STEM information, student contests and events, and information from other professional organizations.
A+ is a whole school reform approach that views the arts as fundamental to how teachers teach and how students learn in all subjects. The program is based on the philosophy that using two way arts integration (i.e. arts integrated into the standard curriculum and the standard curriculum integrated into the arts) engages students and makes the curriculum more memorable.
The University of Arkansas Center for Math and Science Education (CMASE), one of 12 mathematics and science centers on university and college campuses around the state, provides quality resources and materials to the home, private and public education community. The Arkansas NASA Educator Resource Center, located within CMASE, is the state's dissemination point for education materials provided by NASA. Resources and school/classroom presentations are free of charge. The main objectives of both centers are to provide:
1) K-16 education outreach to the home, private and public Northwest Arkansas education community;
2) quality professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers at local, regional, state and national levels;
3) access points for dissemination of educational materials, resources and information; and
4) links to common education allies throughout the state and nation.
In 2003, the Arkansas General Assembly established education renewal zones across the state to promote collaboration among public schools, education service cooperatives, colleges and universities, parents and communities. The Northwest Arkansas Education Renewal Zone's objective is to improve student achievement. Centralizing resources allows schools in Northwest Arkansas to access financial, cultural and technological support.
The National Office for Research, Measurement and Evaluation Systems (NORMES) addresses the immediate need for improved student assessment and evaluation practices in rural school systems. NORMES uses interactive technology to identify best educational practices and curriculum interventions contributing to increased student achievement. NORMES provides an improved system for early detection of those students at-risk academically and the specific information necessary for educators to respond.
Part of the international program begun at Berkeley in 1974, the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project's "hands-on minds-on" programs involve teachers in creative workshops and institutes that give them new ideas to bring spark and creativity to their classroom writing curricula.
The Project to Advance Science Education is dedicated to enhancing science instruction in the nation's education infrastructure through basic research, the preparation of science teachers for school service and the development of science education leaders who can impact science teaching in schools and as professors in colleges and university settings.
The Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) is an aggressive effort to build working relationships among the major contributors to the development of physical science teachers: the science department, the education department and the regional school systems. These new relationships are focused on improved recruiting and training of physical science teachers to greatly increase the pool of high quality teachers.
Funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, Project Teach Them All will prepare teachers for English as a Second Language endorsement to teach in all subject matters at the secondary grade levels. Working in conjunction with the Springdale school system, teachers will have the ability to learn various aspects of successful language acquisition theory, methodology, and investigative strategies necessary to successfully teach those students who are learning English as a second language. These teachers, in turn, will be able to pass on working techniques in their particular schools and school systems.
The Office for Education Policy examines pressing issues through the lens of academic research. The Office for Education Policy seeks to help Arkansas' education leaders and lawmakers bridge the gap between research and practice by providing them with newsletters, policy briefs, Web-based resources and consultation about current education policy issues.
The Human Performance Laboratory is a student-centered facility with a unique dual purpose that includes research and educational components. Among other things, The Human Performance Laboratory serves as a multidisciplinary unit for the initiation and conducting of research focusing upon health, exercise and performance among specific populations.
The Office for Studies on Aging, established with the help of the UA Graduate School, provides a focus for multidisciplinary initiatives in aging. One such research project looks at the effect of stress on caregivers' health. The office has formed strong ties with local organizations that assist people as they age.
UA Early Care and Education Projects works with the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education in the Arkansas Department of Human Services to provide training for child-care providers and preschool teachers in the state.
Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education programs are funded by grants from the Rehabilitation Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Education and serve people with disabilities. The center provides performance-based continuing education services to rehabilitation organizations and personnel in the state Vocational Rehabilitation agencies. It provides programs designed to improve the job skills, provide new knowledge and update the training of rehabilitation professionals through an integrated series of educational services that emphasize the skills necessary to a worker's effective performance. It conducts continuing education workshops, seminars, conferences, and training sessions; collects and disseminates up-to-date information; and provides technical assistance and consultation to state VR agencies.
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Hearing Impaired conducts research and training designed to enhance the rehabilitation outcomes of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The University of Arkansas Speech and Hearing Clinic offers evaluation and treatment of communication disorders for children and adults. Evaluation and treatment sessions are conducted by graduate students in the program in Communication Disorders under the direct supervision of licensed/certified audiologists and speech-language pathologists on the program faculty and staff.
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