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.
Sanatorium Hill
From 1910-1972, Arkansas State law mandated that victims of tuberculosis (TB) be isolated in a sanatorium located in Booneville, Arkansas. Some patients returned home, free of their symptoms. Others died there, either of the disease or of the gruesome operations prescribed by the doctors. This course features Sanatorium Hill, a documentary that tells the story of patients who survived the morbid treatments, recovered from the disease of TB, but were unable to forget the pain, suffering and despair.
This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.
- Warning: This documentary depicts actual events and may contain sensitive images or descriptions.
Dream Land: Little Rock's West 9th Street
After their families were dropped off in Arkansas and forced to start new lives with nothing but determination and the instinct to survive, former slaves erected Blissville, a part of Little Rock that would become their safe haven. Over time, this area became a part of West 9th Street known as "The Line." Merchants and patrons of The Line created a mecca of business and entertainment despite racism, segregation, and destruction. Today, Taborian Hall is the last original structure on West 9th Street. Eventually, implications of federal programs such as Urban Renewal, school desegregation, the Housing Act of 1949, and the Eisenhower Interstate Program left the district barren and broken for business owners and residents as they helplessly witnessed the destruction. Taborian Hall, restored as Arkansas Flag and Banner, stands as the crown jewel that remains as part of a once vibrant community.
This course features the Emmy Award-winning AETN documentary, Dream Land: Little Rock's West 9th Street. The documentary seeks to recognize, memorialize, and share the history of West 9th Street and Dreamland Ballroom, and is filled with historic photographs and personal stories of Arkansans who once lived in the community. An educator guide and standards alignment document is provided as a resource within this course for middle and secondary teachers who wish to use Dreamland in the classroom.
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 - Agri Economics
It can be said that Arkansas is an agricultural state. Agriculture impacts our state's economy on just about every level. Join us for a closer look at agricultural economics. Along with exploring Arkansas agriculture in general, we will travel down to the Cummins Prison in South Arkansas for a look at one of our state's largest agricultural operations. And, have you ever wondered just where to find the perfect peach? Well, we will show you a Peach Pickin' Paradise in Clarksville, Arkansas.
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 - Introduction
This course is based on the AETN series Agri Arkansas. The program celebrates agriculture in Arkansas and features experts, innovators, and challenges all present in the state's largest industry. The show is designed to not only inform viewers about agriculture in Arkansas, but to also initiate conversations on complex agricultural issues.
Arkansas’s agricultural effects on the state’s economy are discussed in this introductory segment. An overview of the major crops grown in each region of the state is reviewed as well. The future of agriculture in Arkansas is explored afterward and includes an examination of camelina, a relatively new crop for Arkansas farmers that is used in biodiesel.
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 - Poultry & Beef
Beginning with the introduction of raising poultry in the late 1940s, to the billion-dollar industry it is today, in this course you will learn of the success and contributions of the poultry business. Also, we will visit with the 2012 Farm Family of the year, the DeSalvo family from Conway County. And if you're looking for an easier way to eat local, the Arkansas Agriculture Department has some online tools you'll want to know about.
This course meets the scheduled Arkansas history requirement as set forth in the Rules Governing Professional Development and required by Act 969 of 2013.