SECRETARY DANIELS ANNOUNCES SERIES OF STATEWIDE TEACHER WORKSHOPS
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Contact: Natasha Naragon
(501) 683-1441
(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) - Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels today announced a series of free summer workshops on “Using the State Capitol to Teach” to be offered to teachers for in-service credit from June 6th through August 6th, 2007 statewide.
The workshops, conducted at educational cooperatives around the state, will provide an overview of the free educational materials and resources available from the Secretary of State’s office, including voter education materials for all grade levels, on-site and classroom programs, internet resources for Arkansas history, civics materials, and a teacher information CD with downloadable PDF files of Secretary of State education publications.
The agenda includes sessions on “How to Make the Most of Your Capitol Field Trip,” “Beyond State Symbol Activity Books: An Overview of Programs and Specialized Tours,” and “www.sos.arkansas.gov - Your Best Online Resource for Civics and Government.”
The workshops are part of Secretary Daniels’s ongoing effort to educate and inform young Arkansans about their great state and the responsibilities of citizenship.
“Civics education should be ranked up there next to the three R’s in terms of importance,” said Secretary Daniels. “The aim of these workshops is to help grow good citizens by giving teachers more innovative options for engaging students in the political process early on.”
The following is a list of the dates and venues for the “Using the State Capitol to Teach” workshop series:
June 6 - South Central Cooperative
400 Maul Road, Camden, AR
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
June 8 - Delta Institute Professional Growth
Arkansas River Cooperative
912 West Sixth Avenue, Pine Bluff, AR
Two Sessions: 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
June 12 - Ozarks Unlimited Resource Cooperative
525 Bellefonte Road, Harrison, AR
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
June 14 - DeQueen/Mena Education Cooperative
Gillham, AR
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
June 19 - Southeast Cooperative
1022 Scogin Drive, Monticello, AR
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
June 21 - Dawson Education Service Cooperative
711 Clinton Street, Arkadelphia, AR
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
June 27 - Little Rock School District/ Pulaski County Special School District
North Little Rock School District
State Capitol, Little Rock, AR
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
July 12 - Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
Melbourne, AR
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
July 17 - Southwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
500 South Spruce, Hope, AR
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
July 18 - Wilbur D. Mills Education Service Cooperative
Riverview High School, Searcy, AR
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
July 19 - Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
211 W. Hickory, Walnut Ridge, AR
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
July 20 - Annual Social Studies Conference
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
July 25 - Crowley’s Ridge Education Cooperative
1606 Pine Grove Lane, Harrisburg, AR
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
July 26 - Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
101 Bulldog Drive, Plumerville, AR
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Aug. 1-2 - Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
4 North Double Springs Road, Farmington, AR
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 6 - Southwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative
500 South Spruce, Hope, AR
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
