Melissa Hardeman, a senior instructor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, works with math students in the classroom. Photo by Ben Krain.

Forward Arkansas Awards UA Little Rock Phase II Grant to Improve Recruitment and Training for K-12 Teachers

Forward Arkansas has named the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as one of two phase II grant recipients who will work with expert national partners in a multi-year collaborative program to recruit, train, and retain K-12 teachers in Arkansas. Continue reading “Forward Arkansas Awards UA Little Rock Phase II Grant to Improve Recruitment and Training for K-12 Teachers”

Charles W. Donaldson Student Services Center and Donaghey Student Center

Forward Arkansas Awards UA Little Rock $100K Grant to Help Recruit and Train K-12 Teachers

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $100,000 grant to help recruit, train, and retain K-12 teachers in Arkansas. UA Little Rock is one of eight Arkansas universities selected to participate in the Forward Arkansas’s Education Preparation Program (EPP) Design Collaborative. Continue reading “Forward Arkansas Awards UA Little Rock $100K Grant to Help Recruit and Train K-12 Teachers”

UALR sign at the entrance on S. University Dr near University Plaza on January 28, 2016.

Education author to give tips for best practices in education at UA Little Rock

Best-selling education author Mike Schmoker will give a lecture to area educators at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Friday, July 12.  Continue reading “Education author to give tips for best practices in education at UA Little Rock”

High School teachers from around the state participate in a cybersecurity workshop at UA Little Rock. Photo by Ben Krain.

Emerging Analytics Center hosts teacher workshop to promote cybersecurity education

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Emerging Analytics Center hosted a three-day workshop for secondary education teachers who teach cybersecurity in Arkansas June 5-7.  Continue reading “Emerging Analytics Center hosts teacher workshop to promote cybersecurity education”

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UA Little Rock Jodie Mahony Center receives $55k grant to provide workshops for Arkansas teachers

The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $55,241 grant from the Arkansas Department of Education to provide workshops and training to candidates seeking National Board Teacher Certification.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock Jodie Mahony Center receives $55k grant to provide workshops for Arkansas teachers”

June H. Williams endows scholarship to support elementary education

Former second-grade teacher June H. Williams has endowed a scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to support the next generation of elementary education teachers.

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UALR teacher education program named one of Arkansas’s best

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been ranked the third best teacher education program in Arkansas, according to the online teaching portal, ToBecomeATeacher.org.

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