Lesson plans for gifted students can be used in any classroom for high ability learners or in special gifted and talented programs. While there is debate over whether specialized gifted and talented programs are necessary or helpful, most educators agree challenging lesson plans like those created for gifted students can help kids open their minds in broader ways than traditional lesson plans. Moral values are too often missing from our educational curricula today. While it is crucial that students gain knowledge and skills in school, it is just as important that they also take on moral virtues such as love, honesty, hard work, and compassion. ArkansasIDEAS connects K-12 educators with quality, ADE-approved professional development and educational opportunities, as well as a wide range of trainings on multiple platforms, thousands of classroom resources, and state and national initiatives, such as STEM and TESS. With K12's personalized approach to learning, every student’s experience is unique. Curriculum is designed to meet the age, skill-level, and individual needs of each student. Extracurricular activities are offered to foster real connections between students and their peers.
Education Highlight
The COVID-19 virus has put schools across the world in an unprecedented position, requiring many to quickly transition from traditional, in-person education to an online experience. ArkansasIDEAS has created a learning path with our partners at LinkedIn Learning to identify courses that help explain teaching online – from leading practices in online teaching to EdTech tools like Canvas and collaboration software like Microsoft Teams.
As ArkansasIDEAS users, you have access to these courses (and hundreds of others) for free!
For more information on the learning path ArkansasIDEAS created, please click the Teaching Online button below.
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Newest Courses
Preventing the Spread of Communicable Diseases: Sports Medicine for Coaches
Due to the risk and exposure of communicable diseases in athletics, there is an increased likelihood of the spread of infectious diseases in our schools’ competitive sports programs, typically through skin-to-skin contact and shared infected equipment.Economics U$A: Macroeconomics - Boom and Bust
From the beginning of the twentieth century through present day, America has been on an economic roller-coaster ride from boom to bust and back again. Economics U$A: Macroeconomics - Boom and Bust is the sixteenth unit in a twenty-eight part series that begins a discussion of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. The stories in this unit reveal how evolving economic theories have led to an explanation of business cycles.Student Portals Launchedeffective Curriculum Ideas Economicas
In Search of Arkansas
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas, sponsored by the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), is a helpful research tool for teachers and students. In Search of Arkansas takes a look at how to navigate the historical database. Ms. Ali Welky, Assistant Editor of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas (EoA), discusses the site's features and offers some suggestions for getting the most out of the EoA.Portraits of Courage: The Story of Women's Suffrage in Arkansas
Portraits of Courage explores women's suffrage in The Natural State, taking a unique look at some of the more influential Arkansas suffragists as well as some of the national figures who inspired their fight.Disciplinary Literacy in English Language Arts
Utilizing the Annenberg Learner videos, ArkansasIDEAS provides a wealth of resources for these lessons, including videos and other materials which may be used in the classroom with students.ArkACRAO Articulation Workshop
We know that the start of this academic year looks a little different and may have brought some challenges. We as an organization want to make sure that we still provide information regarding any and all state updates. We also wanted to share all the wonderful things happening at institutions around Arkansas and our bordering states.