Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Services
This course is designed as training for all teachers to clarify the process of identifying students for gifted and talented services in the state of Arkansas. Mary Kathryn Stein, Program Coordinator for the Arkansas Department of Education, and Krystal Nail, Program Advisor, review the definition of giftedness, tackle the top ten myths in gifted education, give an overview of the state's identification process, and provide clever reminders of how to work with gifted students in the classroom.
Meeting the Affective Needs of Gifted Students
This course is designed to address the unique affective needs of gifted students. It provides tips and practical suggestions for how to best meet these needs within a regular classroom setting. Presenting this course is Mary Kathryn Stein, Program Coordinator, and Krystal Nail, Program Advisor, from the Arkansas Department of Education Office of Gifted & Talented and Advanced Placement. The presenters of this course hope to dispel the myth that gifted children can take care of themselves and replace it with the belief that gifted children deserve to have their potential developed.
Teaching about the Holocaust
"Teaching about the Holocaust" is a course designed for educators of students in middle and high school. This course helps educators not only understand the importance of teaching Holocaust education but also how to approach this difficult and dark period of history. Educators will be guided through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's best practices for teaching about the Holocaust, practices which are not only relevant for teaching about the Holocaust, but which are reflected in effective teaching in general. Throughout this course, educators will also be given an overview of Holocaust history for a greater understanding of how Nazis rose to power in Germany and gradually increased persecution of Jews and other groups of people.
This course is intended for Arkansas educators of students in fifth through twelfth grade. This course meets the requirements of Arkansas Act 611 of 2021, which requires that Holocaust education be taught in all public schools.
Informed Choices = Injury Prevention - Safe Teen Driving
This course features a presentation made at Pulaski Technical College on November 8, 2012 for the Informed Choices = Injury Prevention Conference. The Injury Prevention Center of Arkansas Children's Hospital hosted the day-long event.
Throughout this course, the national and state crisis of motor vehicle fatalities amongst teens is discussed. Officer Chip Goree of the North Little Rock Police Department and Maury Long of the Injury Prevention Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital review the latest statistics regarding teen drivers in Arkansas. Officer Goree and Mr. Long also outline the many strategies that Arkansas is using to combat unsafe driving.
Informed Choices = Injury Prevention - Illicit and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
This course features a presentation made at Pulaski Technical College on November 8, 2012 for the Informed Choices = Injury Prevention Conference. The Injury Prevention Center of Arkansas Children's Hospital hosted the day-long event.
The course details the national and state epidemic of youth drug abuse. Three leading experts, Fran Flener MSH, Laura James, M.D., and Jeffery Moran Ph.D., discuss the latest data, statistics and efforts Arkansas is taking to reduce one of the biggest threats to teen health. They explain that the most commonly abused drugs by teens nowadays are prescribed medications. Each presenter describes, in detail, the ill effects of teen drug abuse and provides suggestions for recognizing and preventing it.
The content in this course is graphic in nature.
Informed Choices = Injury Prevention - Head Bonks to Brain Injury
This course features a presentation made at Pulaski Technical College on November 8, 2012 for the Informed Choices = Injury Prevention Conference. The Injury Prevention Center of Arkansas Children's Hospital hosted the day-long event.
Neurosurgeon, Dr. Richard Kyle is the featured expert in this course. Dr. Kyle introduces the anatomy and function of the brain. He also provides audience members with the opportunity to inspect a human brain. Dr. Kyle discusses types of brain injuries and explains common ways these injuries are sustained. Treatment options are reviewed as well.
The content in this course is graphic in nature.
Informed Choices = Injury Prevention - Improving Playground Safety
This course features a presentation made at Pulaski Technical College on November 8, 2012 for the Informed Choices = Injury Prevention Conference. The Injury Prevention Center of Arkansas Children's Hospital hosted the day-long event. Lacye Vance, Recreation Specialist at UAMS, is the featured expert for this course. Ms. Vance identifies the mechanisms of injury on playgrounds as well as other injuries associated with hazardous equipment. She also offers strategies to reduce playground bullying.
Heat Illness: Hydration Awareness - Athletics/Best Practices: Parental Involvement
This course features Rhonda Fincher, co-founder of the Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation. The Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation exists to promote proper hydration and prevent heat illness through education and supporting activities. During this presentation coaches are provided with knowledge and encouragement to involve all stakeholders in hydration awareness.
Ms. Fincher's 13-year-old son, Kendrick, died from multi-system organ failure as a result of heat stroke following his first day of football practice in 1995. Since then, she has been active in educating parents, coaches, athletes and school children on the importance of proper hydration. Ms. Fincher has also published a book for grieving parents and others who better want to understand the grieving process entitled, Good Night Kendrick, I Love You - A Mother's Journal Through Grief.
This course is intended for the following audiences: athletic directors, coaches, and physical education teachers.
Heat Illness: Hydration Awareness - School & Parental Involvement
This course features Rhonda Fincher, co-founder of the Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation. The Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation exists to promote proper hydration and prevent heat illness through education and supporting activities. During this presentation educators and administrators are provided with knowledge and encouragement to involve all stakeholders in hydration awareness.
Ms. Fincher's thirteen-year-old son, Kendrick, died from multi-system organ failure as a result of heat stroke following his first day of football practice in 1995. Since then, she has been active in educating parents, coaches, athletes and school children on the importance of proper hydration. Ms. Fincher has also published a book for grieving parents and others who better want to understand the grieving process entitled, Good Night Kendrick, I Love You - A Mother's Journal Through Grief.
This course is intended for the following audience: classroom teachers, physical education teachers, and administrators.
Hidden Wounds: What You Don't Know About Cutting
"Hidden Wounds" is a dramatized story of 'Ashley' and how she copes with emotional pain through self-injury, interspersed with valuable information from seasoned Arkansas mental health and medical professionals. These professionals provide teachers, parents, and school counselors with much needed information on how to recognize signs and symptoms of self-injurious behavior, and how and where to access help for students in Arkansas who are suffering with this type of problem. This ArkansasIDEAS course is recommended for secondary level teachers, counselors, and administrators.