Arkansas Agencies and Organizations

Arkansas State Climatologist
State Climatologists are individuals who have been identified by a state entity as the state's climatologist and who are also recognized by the Director of the National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the state climatologist of a particular state.

Dr. John G. Hehr
Fulbright College
Old Main 525
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville AR 72701
Phone: (501) 575-3684
Fax: (501) 575-2642
Email: jghehr@comp.uark.edu

Geographic Alliance Network
http://w ww.nationalgeographic.com/education/index.html
The National Geographic Society's Geography Education Program has established a network of state geographic alliancesógrassroots organizations composed mainly of K-12 teachers and university geographersódedicated to improving and promoting geography education. These alliances support professional development for teachers, development of classroom materials, and efforts to make geography a part of state and local curricula.

Arkansas Geographic Alliance

D. Brooks Green
Department of Geography, Political Science, and Sociology
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR 72035
Phone: (501) 450-5636
Fax: (501) 450-5185
Email: brooksg@mail.uca.edu

Gerald T. Hanson
Department of Geography
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 South University
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 569-8730
Fax: (501) 569-3059

NASA Education Resources
http: //atoz.nasa.okstate.edu:591/FMPro?-db=notebook&StateAssignment=AR& amp;-format=contact.html&-lay=List&-SortField=Priority& ;-find
NASA's State-Based Electronic Notebook is the source for NASA and aerospace education in your state. Includes links to K-university level education contacts, resources, and information.
State Geological Survey
Almost all of the 50 states (and Puerto Rico) have an agency that deals with geological hazards and resources within its bounds. Some have more than one (e.g., one for petroleum resources, one for general geology, and one for water resources), and some have delegated the responsibilities to a unit within a state university. Most, but not all of these institutions are connected to the Internet. For all of these agencies, we've included snail mail addresses as well as known e-mail and Internet links.

Arkansas Geological Commission
Vardelle Parham Geology Center
815 West Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone:  (501) 296-1877
Fax:  (501) 663-7360
Email: agc@mail.state.ar.us
http://www.state.ar.us/agc/
 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
http://www.usgs.gov/
USGS provides the Nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth. Science topics are Biology, Geology, Mapping, and Water.  The Agency has offices in every state, thus providing a local presence and facilitating relations with the public and private sectors, academia, and federal, state, and local agencies. This widely distributed network of scientific personnel is a resource that provides a valuable and nationally consistent, long-term earth science information base.

USGS Arkansas State Representative

dc_ar@usgs.gov
401 Hardin Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone: (501) 228-3600
Fax: (501) 228-3601
Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time

USGS Programs in Arkansas
http://ar.water.usgs.gov
 
 

Arkansas Curriculum Support
Post-Secondary

Earth System Science Education (ESSE) Program
http://www.usra.edu/esse/es sonline/

The Cooperative University-based Program for Earth System Science (ESSE) Sponsored by NASA through the Universities Space Research Association, supports the development of undergraduate curricula in Earth System Science and Global Change at forty-four participating colleges and universities.

Arkansas Professional Development

K-12 Professional Development Opportunities
  • American Meteorological Society -- Project Atmosphere AERAs
  • American Meteorological Society -- Maury Project Peer Trainers
  • Center for Mathematics and Science Education
  • The GLOBE Program
  • NASA Education Resources
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Doctoral Program in Environmental Dynamics
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Geosciences Program, Earth Sciences Option
    • Post-Secondary
  • NOVA
    • K-12 Professional Development Opportunities

    American Meteorological Society (AMS) Project Atmosphere AERAs
    http://www.ametsoc .org/AMS/amsedu/index.html

    The American Meteorological Society's Project Atmosphere includes the operation of a national network of AMS Atmospheric Education Resource Agents (AERAs), who act as regional points of contact for teachers who are seeking information on atmospheric science topics.  Each AERA presents several general atmospheric sciences information sessions each year to teacher groups. AERAs also conduct teacher-training sessions on single meteorological topics about which they have been specially trained. These sessions often take place at local and state teacher association meetings. Others are held at the school district level on staff development days or included in college courses, with AERAs compensated through local or state funds.

    In Arkansas:

    Rene Carson
    17 Chaparral Ln.
    Little Rock, AR 72212
    Phone: (501) 228-7577
    Fax: (501) 228-7577
    Email: rtcarso@lrsdadm.lrsd.k12.ar.us

    American Meteorological Society (AMS) Maury Project Peer Trainers
    http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/maury/
    Maury Project Peer Trainers are Master precollege teachers trained in one of the AMS Summer training workshops held at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, who have demonstrated an exceptional competency and commitment to the process of guiding fellow teachers in the field of precollege physical oceanographic education. These teachers conduct seminar/workshops on an on-going basis, for their peers within their respective teaching districts, using primarily single topic teaching materials developed by AMS specifically for this purpose.

    In Arkansas:

    Monica Davis
    130 Whitewood
    North Little Rock, AR 72120
    Phone: (501) 835-2904
    Fax: (None listed)
    Email: mdavis@aristotle.net

    Melynda Thomas
    344 Hwy 124
    Atkins, AR 72823
    Phone: (501) 669-2945
    Fax: (None listed)
    Email: thomasm@sccsd.afsc.k12.ar.us

    Center for Mathematics and Science Education
    Teachers can find a variety of resources here, including a 1999 Outreach Directory, at:
    http://www.uark.edu/~ k12info/director.htm
    Contact:
    Lynne Hehr
    Center for Mathematics and Science Education
    University of Arkansas
    Phone:  (501) 575-3875
    Email: lhehr@comp.uark.edu
    http://www.uark.edu/~k12info/
    The GLOBE Program
    http://www.globe.gov/
    Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. GLOBE students make environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data through the Internet. GLOBE Franchises provide training for teachers.
    GLOBE Franchise Coordinator and Training Point-of-Contact:
    Dr. Lynne H. Hehr
    Director, Center for Mathematics and Science Education
    University of Arkansas
    105B Ozark Hall
    Fayetteville, AR 72701
    Phone: (501) 575-3875
    Fax: (501) 575-2642
    Email: lhehr@comp.uark.edu
    Franchise Homepage:
    http://www.uark.edu/~k 12info/arglobe.htm
    NASA Education Resources
    http: //atoz.nasa.okstate.edu:591/FMPro?-db=notebook&StateAssignment=AR& amp;-format=contact.html&-lay=List&-SortField=Priority& ;-find
    NASA's State-Based Electronic Notebook is the source for NASA and aerospace education in your state. Includes links to K-university level education contacts, resources, and information.  NASA Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) and Space Grant Colleges offer teacher workshops and other education programs in their state.
    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Doctoral Program in Environmental Dynamics
    http://www.uark.edu/depts/endy/
    Environmental Dynamics is the study of complex interactions between natural systems and human activity. It requires an interdisciplinary research approach, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary regional analysis of geophysical, biological, climatic, and sociocultural interactions and changes in the unglaciated southern United States, natural and social impacts of global climatic change, pollution, landscape evolution and degradation, earthquakes, and groundwater depletion.

    Contact:
    Program Director
    Environmental Dynamics
    Old Main 525
    University of Arkansas
    Fayetteville, AR  72701
    Phone:  (501) 575-2000
    Email: endy@comp.uark.edu

    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Geosciences Program, Earth Sciences Option
    http://www.uark.edu/depts/ge ology/
    University of Arkansas
    Fayetteville, AR 72701
    Phone:  (501) 575-2000
    Post-Secondary

    NOVA
    http://www.eng.ua.edu/~nova

    NOVA was created to develop and disseminate a national framework for enhancing science, mathematics, and technology literacy for teachers in the 21st century.  This effort is accomplished through the demonstration of an undergraduate science/math/technology course framework, examples of successful course models, and a mentoring support system for faculty wishing to implement new courses or modify existing courses at their universities.  The framework uses interactive learning and integrates science, mathematics and technology as a means of developing a new paradigm for educating teachers.  NOVA invites the participation of science, mathematics, engineering, technology, and education faculty who are concerned with how universities prepare new teachers.  Using NASA missions (inlcuding the Earth sciences), facilities, and resources, NOVA provides faculty with enhanced knowledge and skills to implement change in university courses.  The NOVA team presents its framework for change primarily through three-day workshops to interdisciplinary university teams. These universities are then eligible to submit proposals for Implementation Planning Grants (up to $30,000 for a one-year period) to initiate change in science, mathematics, or engineering courses for preparing K-12 teachers.  The schedule of workshops is available at http://www.eng.ua.edu/~nova.
     
    Arkansas Student Programs





    AEGIS Global Systems Institute

    A two-week residential summer Gifted and Talented program for rising grade 10-12 students from Arkansas, at the Center for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Arkansas.  The institute combines field science and computer modeling to examine environmental data and global change.

    Contact:
    Lynne Hehr
    Center for Mathematics and Science Education
    University of Arkansas
    105B Ozark Hall
    Fayetteville, AR  72701
    Phone:  (501) 575-3875
    Fax:  (501) 575-2642
    Email: lhehr@comp.uark.edu
    http://www.uark.edu/~k12info/