UA Little Rock School of Education

What Teachers Want the Public to Know | NEA In a new survey, K-12 teachers talk about the challenges they face every day in the classroom.

Responding Professionally to Unreasonable Requests From Parents See sample responses teachers can use to be polite but firm when presented with irrational demands from parents or caregivers.

The True Beneficiaries of School Vouchers School vouchers are being used mainly by families whose children are already in private school—and state budgets are being drained as a result.

High-Leverage Practices, or HLPs, address the most critical practices that every K–12 special education teacher should master and be able to demonstrate.

Learn more and explore HLPs: https://highleveragepractices.org/

CEC's Partner of the Month, The IRIS Center, develops free, interactive online resources about evidence-based and high-leverage practices. Free PD Certificates of Completion are available for the most popular IRIS Modules on topics like high-quality IEPs, accommodations, progress monitoring, addressing challenging behavior, UDL, and more.

https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu

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Calling all educators! We are hosting FREE workshops to help you deliver dynamic programming to your students prepare for and better understand the total solar eclipse on April 8!

This is for teachers, homeschool educators, librarians, museum employees, outreach specialists, etc. and is supported by the Simons Foundation as a part of its ‘In the Path of Totality’ initiative!

Register at https://bit.ly/3txc8AB

Today marks the 48th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The signing of IDEA into law guaranteed access to a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for every child with a disability. CEC is committed to advocating for fully funding IDEA so every child can access education.

Learn more and take action today: https://exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction

UA Little Rock Launches New Scholarship Program to Make College More Affordable - News - UA Little Rock The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is proving once again that it is the leader in affordability for Arkansans who want to complete their dream of earning a college […]

ATTENTION STUDENTS!
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY- SEPT 8 DEADLINE!

The AR Geographic Critical Needs Minority Teacher Scholarship Program is accepting applications through September 8.
Eligibility Criteria:
African American, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American
Full time or part time in Arkansas public or independent 2 or 4 year institution
2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
Written agreement to teach in Delta region or area in state in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers

On August 31, 2018, the School of Education, in collaboration with Easterseals Arkansas, welcomed students in the Academics, Community, Career Development and Employment Program (ACCE) to campus for an orientation. Dr. Jennifer Hune and Dr. Bruce Smith, our Special Education faculty, and Dr. Rachel Eells, Interim Director of SOE were able to greet instructors, students and their families before their classes officially started in September.
ACCE is a post-secondary education program that allows students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to have a college experience and prepare for competitive employment.
We can't wait to see all you accomplish this year, students!

The university of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. Rachel Eells, an accomplished teacher and administrator as the new interim director of the School of Education.

Rachel Eells earned her bachelor's degree in elementary and special education from Concordia College followed by a master's degree in gifted and talented education at UALR and later earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Loyola University Chicago