Arkansas IDEAS - What's Going On

African American History Online PD! 19 Feb 2010
Arkansas IDEAS presents a new online course for Arkansas History and Social Studies teachers.

Algebra II Online PD! 17 Feb 2010
Arkansas IDEAS presents a new series of online courses for Algebra II teachers.

Updated RESOURCE: Classroom Walkthrough (CWT 3.0) 16 Feb 2010
Updated RESOURCE: Classroom Walkthrough (CWT 3.0)

netTrekker 18 Nov 2009
Welcome to netTrekker, the award-winning academic search engine!

New K-3 Reading First Resources 13 Nov 2009
ADE and AETN announce a new RESOURCE for READING FIRST educators

New Arkansas History Online PD Course for 2009-10 05 Nov 2009
ADE and AETN in partnership with UofA Professor of Journalism Dr. Larry Foley announce the release of a new Arkansas History PD course: "The Buffalo Flows."

New Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Online PD Course 04 Nov 2009
Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! system presents its newest COURSE: ADHE � Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Training (Act 606)

New Technology Libraries 23 Sep 2009
ADE Professional Development and AETN Education are pleased to announce the addition of three New Media Technology Libraries in Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now!

Learning Activity Calendars 04 Aug 2009
The Education Division of AETN proudly presents its first Learning Activity Calendars for the 2009-2010 school year!

New K-12 Science Course 15 Jul 2009
Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! and AETN Scholar present an ADE-approved, Annenberg Media science series for grades 2 through 7 Arkansas Licensed educators.

NewsHour Special Coverage: Sonia Sotomayor Senate Confirmation Hearings 10 Jul 2009
This NewsHour event will be shown live on AETN Scholar. Coverage begins this Monday, July 13th at 9am and continues throughout the entire proceeding.

New K-5 Fine Arts Course 08 Jun 2009

Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! and AETN Scholar Channel present an ADE-approved, Annenberg Media Fine Arts course for Elementary teachers.

New Reading First Resource 11 May 2009

Attention Arkansas Reading First Educators. Check out the New ADE RESOURCE - Advanced Decoding: Grades 2-3 (1-21-09)

Kids Camp 07 May 2009
Kids Computer Academy in Conway, AR, June 15-19 & July 20-24. Kids Camp is for 3rd through 5th grades. Kids will have fun while they learn, connect, and grow with others.

Arkansas Studies Courses 06 May 2009

Two NEW ADE-approved Arkansas Studies Courses Released in Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! system: AETN Delta Dreams and AETN Troubled Water.

ATI 01 May 2009
ARKANSAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE: June 21-26 & July 12-17. You will receive 30 hours of professional development and if you so choose you can receive 3 hours of graduate credit from UCA.

Adult Education 13 Apr 2009
AETN presents our newest addition to Arkansas IDEAS. Check out our Adult Education videos on demand for Arkansans today.

Arkansas's First People Preview 09 Apr 2009
AETN presents several rought cuts, as a glimpse towards the anticipated release of Arkansas's First People.

PBS TeacherLine Courses 08 Apr 2009

We are excited to announce the implementation of all PBS TeacherLine courses now available through the Arkansas IDEAS Portal. The Capstone certification program and the Online Facilitator training are not included.

Low Incidence Training Workshop 06 Apr 2009

The first facilitator's training on the Low Incidence module will be recorded live at the AETN Studios in Conway.

2nd DREAM Workshop 03 Apr 2009

By popular request, the AETN and the Legacy Project have added a second literacy workshop in Little Rock with bestselling author and educator Susan V. Bosak on Friday evening, April 24, 7:00 pm.

Math Resources 30 Mar 2009

Attention Years One and Two Math Coaches!

New Resources 25 Mar 2009

Attention Instructional Coaches! New resources are now available in the Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! system.

IDEAS RSS 16 Mar 2009

Arkansas IDEAS now offers a RSS feed for breaking news items.

DREAM Workshop 11 Mar 2009
Participate in the taping of a special literacy and goal-setting workshop AETN is sponsoring for Arkansas educators on April 24th.

AETN Scholar Welcomes Cox Digital Cable Customers! 20 Feb 2009

Cox cable added AETN Scholar to channel 701 for their digital cable subscribers. This change includes customers in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Berryville, and Harrison.

We Shall Remain 12 Feb 2009
From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, a provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history.

Native American Initiative 23 Dec 2008
Premiering April 2009, AETN's Arkansas's First People and American Experience's We Shall Remain feature Native perspective on history and contemporary issues.

New Arkansas History Course 19 Dec 2008

AETN releases a new ADE-approved, Arkansas Studies course entitled, "Historic Bridges of Arkansas."

LIVE Electoral College 12 Dec 2008

The Arkansas Educational Television Network and Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels have partnered to deliver the 2008 Electoral College proceedings live via Web streaming Monday, Dec. 15, beginning at 10 a.m.

Arkansas IDEAS 2.0 02 Sep 2008

ATTENTION VISITORS! To better inform you, we have moved our content around and generated some new pages.

Overnight Blockfeed 22 Aug 2008
The Overnight Education Blockfeed begins Sept. 2nd at midnight! Check the Scholar Channel Page for a full schedule.

20 New PD360 Courses! 12 Aug 2008

The new releases will help you grow as a teacher and a person, as well as provide you with insight, motivation and teaching best practices from across the nation.

36 New Courses! 23 Jul 2008

Attention Educational Administrators: AETN releases five new Educational Leadership TRACKS with thirty-six ADE-approved online professional development Soft Skills courses developed specifically for school administrators!

New Leadership Course 17 Jun 2008
Attention School Leaders: AETN releases a new ADE-approved, Microsoft Partners in Learning, three hour course entitled, "School Leader Development: Building 21st Century Schools"

Academic All-Stars 15 May 2008
AETN presents 2008 Academic All-Stars from across Arkansas.

Arkansas IDEAS v2.12 29 Apr 2008

Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! system will be down for upgrading from 7am to 11am on Thursday, May 1st.

Course Catalog 23 Apr 2008
Arkansas IDEAS releases a new, complete, course catalog. Find it under professional development's course catalog today.

TeacherLine Summer 2008 03 Apr 2008
Arkansas IDEAS releases registration dates for PBS Teacherline's Summer 2008 semester.

Hidden Wounds 05 Mar 2008
Attention School Counselors: AETN releases a new ADE-approved two hour course entitled, "AETN-Hidden Wounds: what you don't know about cutting:"

TeacherLine Spring 2008 29 Jan 2008
Arkansas IDEAS releases registration dates for PBS Teacherline's Spring 2008 semester.

New IDEAS courses 08 Jan 2008
AETN releases three new ADE-approved one hour courses entitled, "SCITV-Educating the Limited-English Proficient Child"

IDEAS Training Schedule 07 Jan 2008
Arkansas IDEAS training continues into the new year. Find out more about how you can get your personal training inside.

AETN awarded grant for digital education resources 03 Dec 2007

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a nonprofit corporation that supports the nation’s public broadcasting stations, recently announced that AETN will be one of the first recipients of the Local Service Initiative (LSI) grants.

The City of Visitors 21 Nov 2007

AETN releases a new ADE-approved, Arkansas Studies course entitled, "AETN City of Visitors: The Story of Hot Springs."

IDEAS Support Center 14 Nov 2007

Arkansas IDEAS has launched a new support center to better help you answer questions about the IDEAS Learn Now! system.

TeacherLine Winter 2007 31 Oct 2007
Arkansas IDEAS releases registration dates for PBS Teacherline's Winter 2007 semester.

Bright Spots 30 Oct 2007

The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) will select "best practice" programs in schools and school districts in Arkansas to be featured in a television broadcast and/or Web site.

AETN The Forgotten Expedition 03 Oct 2007

AETN releases a new ADE-approved, Arkansas Studies course entitled, "The Forgotten Expedition."

Arkansas IDEAS Upgrade 29 Aug 2007

One of a few new features to Arkansas IDEAS for teachers is the "Forgot your password?" link on the log in page.

Arkansas IDEAS Workshop 25 Jul 2007

The new schedule list for the Arkansas IDEAS Workshop for the fall period has been posted to the calendar and to the workshop page. Sign up for Arkansas IDEAS training today!

TeacherLine Fall 2007 28 Jun 2007
Arkansas IDEAS releases registration dates for PBS Teacherline's Fall 2007 semester.

The Art of Teaching the Arts 05 Apr 2007

AETN Scholar Channel and Annenberg Media presents Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now! system's first Fine Arts professional development course.

Little Rock Central High 21 Nov 2006
Arkansas IDEAS presents Touring a Time: Little Rock Central High School 1957 Crisis. Explore a pivotal time in the Civil Rights Movement and the beautiful landmark where it happened.

Scholar presents Annenberg 31 Oct 2006
Scholar Channel provides online professional development on Arkansas IDEAS Learn Now!

New Courses! 19 Oct 2006
Arkansas IDEAS now offers Teachscape and NETS courses.

In Their Words 27 Sep 2006
AETN Presents the launching of In Their Words Web Site

IDEAS in the News 20 Sep 2006

See what National, State, and Local news media have to say about IDEAS.

Education Director Statement 03 Aug 2006
AETN has been able to develop a new, innovative online professional development portal. It’s available to all certified Arkansas teachers at their convenience and free of charge.