The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) is pleased to announce that a compressed videoconference will be broadcast on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Roll call will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the presentation should end by 12:00 p.m. This compressed videoconference will introduce the newly revised Social Studies Framework. The program will begin with an overview of the framework revision process followed by highlights of the major changes in the framework. The Social Studies Framework may be accessed at http://arkansased.org/teachers/frameworks2.html#Social.
A list of participating sites is attached. Videoconference participants need to register with the participating site, as well as register electronically with the ADE. Electronic registration may be accessed at http://arkansased.org/reg/videoconference.htm and must be submitted by April 20, 2007.
For questions, please contact Sheree Baird, ADE, 501-682-0902, or sheree.baird@arkansas.gov, or Maggie Herrick, ADE, 501-682-5303, or maggie.herrick@arkansas.gov.