Assignment of Professional Development for Non-licensed Personnel
ArkansasIDEAS accounts are assigned according to the individual's designation in the Arkansas Educator Licensure System (AELS). There are two types of designations in AELS, Non-Licensed and Certified Teacher.
- Certified teachers have access to all courses available from ArkansasIDEAS.
- Non-Licensed accounts have a limited number of courses available.
Before assigning ArkansasIDEAS professional development courses to non-licensed personnel, please check the list below. If the course is not listed, it is unavailable to non-licensed account holders. As more courses are made available, this list is updated, so be sure to check back periodically.
Attention: Individual courses cannot be added to non-licensed accounts, nor can non-licensed accounts be upgraded to certified teacher or given access to the Certified Teacher Audience courses. This is based on intellectual property rights and copyrighted materials provided by subject matter experts at the time the course was created.
Men and Women of Distinction: Judge Morris Arnold
Judge Morris "Buzz" Arnold currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Eighth Circuit, but his career has been more than just imparting justice. With aspirations of becoming a legal historian, Judge Arnold studied at Yale University and the University of Arkansas before attending law school and becoming a law professor at multiple universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, where he also filled administrator roles. Upon returning to his Arkansas roots, Judge Arnold became a distinguished professor of law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock before being appointed to two courts of appeals, one of which held historical significance. When he's not upholding the law, Judge Arnold authors books on colonial Arkansas, bringing awareness to unfamiliar southern history.
Based on the Arkansas PBS series Men and Women of Distinction, each course features an Arkansan whose life has had a profound effect on the development of the state, the character of its people, or its image beyond our borders. By highlighting these men and women, the series allows history to be told by the voices of those who lived it. This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Men and Women of Distinction: Dale Bumpers
Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers was born in Charleston, Arkansas and crafted a political career that lasted more than three decades. In 1970, Bumpers defeated the better-known Orval Faubus in the democratic primary election for governor and went on to unseat incumbent Republican Governor Winthrop Rockefeller in the general election. He took J. William Fulbright's Senate seat in 1974 and began a quarter-century of service in Washington DC. Weeks after his 1999 retirement, Bumpers returned to Washington to give closing arguments in fellow Arkansan Bill Clinton's Senate trial.
Based on the Arkansas PBS series Men and Women of Distinction, each course features an Arkansan whose life has had a profound effect on the development of the state, the character of its people, or its image beyond our borders. By highlighting these men and women, the series allows history to be told by the voices of those who lived it. This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Dale Leon Bumpers 1925-2016
Warning: The course contains language that may not be suitable for all audiences.
Men and Women of Distinction: Milton Crenchaw
Arkansas native Milton Crenchaw is recognized nationally for his role as an instructional aviator and pilot trainer for the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. In this one-on-one interview with host Ernie Dumas, Crenchaw reflects on his childhood in Little Rock and shares the stories of his life in which he found himself on the leading edge of history. Don't miss this inspiring interview with a man whose life has been defined by breaking definitions.
Based on the Arkansas PBS series Men and Women of Distinction, each course features an Arkansan whose life has had a profound effect on the development of the state, the character of its people, or its image beyond our borders. By highlighting these men and women, the series allows history to be told by the voices of those who lived it. This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Milton Pitts Crenchaw, 1919-2015
Men and Women of Distinction: Dr. Joycelyn Elders
Dr. Joycelyn Elders is known as the first African American appointed as Surgeon General of the United States during the Clinton Administration. Behind her plain-spoken manner is a woman who grew up in poverty during the great depression and despite the odds, went to college and became a physician and respected scientist. In this one-on-one interview with Ernie Dumas, Elders opens up about her childhood, the struggle to make it to Little Rock for her first day of college and the relationships that defined her. Elders recounts stories of her residency at UAMS that influenced her to become a strong advocate for children's health and an opponent of teenage pregnancy.
Based on the Arkansas PBS series Men and Women of Distinction, each course features an Arkansan whose life has had a profound effect on the development of the state, the character of its people, or its image beyond our borders. By highlighting these men and women, the series allows history to be told by the voices of those who lived it. This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Men and Women of Distinction: Mary Lowe Good, Ph.D.
Mary Lowe Good is an inorganic chemist whose progressive approach to science and technology – to life in general – has earned her praise, distinctions, and awards from peers, political and world leaders, four presidents, and, perhaps most importantly to her, family. Good was founding dean of the UALR George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center and most recently served as special advisor to the chancellor for economic development and chair of the Little Rock Tech Park Board.
Based on the Arkansas PBS series Men and Women of Distinction, each course features an Arkansan whose life has had a profound effect on the development of the state, the character of its people, or its image beyond our borders. By highlighting these men and women, the series allows history to be told by the voices of those who lived it. This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Men and Women of Distinction: John Paul Hammerschmidt
Former U.S. Senator and Arkansas Governor David Pryor sit down with John Paul Hammerschmidt to discuss his years as a congressman during the administrations of six presidents – from 1967 to 1993. Hammerschmidt was born in 1922 in Harrison, Arkansas and started his professional career working as the third generation in the Hammerschmidt Lumber Company. In 1942 Hammerschmidt enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a highly decorated World War II combat pilot before returning home in 1945. Hammerschmidt was the original sponsor of congressional authorization for a national Vietnam Veterans Memorial to be located in Washington, D.C. He was also the author and initiating sponsor of the legislation which preserved the Buffalo River as a free-flowing stream, designating it as America’s first national river.
Based on the Arkansas PBS series Men and Women of Distinction, each course features an Arkansan whose life has had a profound effect on the development of the state, the character of its people, or its image beyond our borders. By highlighting these men and women, the series allows history to be told by the voices of those who lived it. This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
John Paul Hammerschmidt: May 4, 1922 - April 1, 2015
Disclaimer: Segments in this course may contain content inappropriate for some students. Viewer discretion is advised.
Agri Arkansas - Rice
Arkansas is the nation's leading producer of rice. It began in the early 1900s when W.H. Fuller was approached by citizens telling him they did not believe he could produce thirty-five bushels of rice per acre on his seventy-acre farm. Mr. Fuller proved them wrong when his rice fields yielded seventy-five bushels an acre that year. Today, Arkansas has approximately 1.5 million acres of rice fields. In this course, learn more about the history of rice in Arkansas, rice production at the present, and problems facing rice farmers in the future.
This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Agri Arkansas - Dairy
Dairy in Arkansas was once big business, but the past few decades have seen a fall off of the number of active dairy farmers in the state. This course takes a close look at the dairy industry. Recent legislation has made it legal to sell raw milk in Arkansas. Discover where you can find it and what you need to know before you drink it. And finally, we visit with Kent Walker, a cheese maker based out of Little Rock.
This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
Agri Arkansas - The Honeybee
The hardest worker in all of agriculture? Some say it is the honeybee. This course will take a closer look at Arkansas's state insect. Plus, it explores if the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder, the spontaneous die-off of entire colonies of bees, has affected Arkansas. And finally, backyard beekeeping - what you need to know.
This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
War in the '60s - A Civil War Documentary
When Arkansas seceded from the Union on May 6, 1861, it was a divided state, politically and economically. During the war, it was the site of major military engagements such as the Battle of Pea Ridge, which effectively saved Missouri for the Union, and the Battle of Prairie Grove, the bloodiest conflict west of the Mississippi River. It was also one of the most difficult places for civilians to live, as both armies devoured or destroyed everything in their paths.
This course features War in the '60s, an hour-long documentary film that recounts the military history and the human story of what happened in Arkansas during the American civil war. Through interviews with historians, and the words of soldiers and Arkansas citizens who experienced the war, the documentary helps viewers understand what it was like to live in Arkansas during this tragic time in America's history, and how the war changed the state forever.
Photographed in locations across the state, War in the '60s is the last film produced by Jack Hill, one of the most prolific documentarians of Arkansas history, and the first full-length piece on Civil War Arkansas in more than 20 years. Jack Hill died in July 2012.
This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.