Featuring African American Businesses Across Arkansas: Legacy and Startups

Featuring African American Businesses Across Arkansas: Legacy and Startups

Arkansas is known for its entrepreneurs. We often think of the well known ones such as Charles Murphy, Jr., Sam Walton, J.B. Hunt, William Dillard and others. But there are some very interesting stories of African American entrepreneurs in Arkansas. Join us for an hour Zoom to learn about entrepreneurs from the Delta to the Ozarks. Receive curricula, books, PD, and have fun. Resources will be provided for you to share these stories with your students.

Creatives & Artrepreneurs in YOUR Classes

Creatives & Artrepreneurs in YOUR Classes

Have you discovered the students in your classes who thrive when given opportunities to be creative in the school setting? Have you wondered how those students will use their skills in their careers? Attend this hour long professional development for information on ‘creatives’ and to learn what opportunities support them in Arkansas.

Celebrating Arkansas!

Celebrating Arkansas!

Celebrating Arkansas . . . a fun way to teach students things they should understand about their state. Use these digital and easy to implement activities to introduce your students to ‘must knows’ about the state of Arkansas. What a better way to engage your students than educating them about their surrounding environment, parks, companies, economic opportunities, and people who helped to build our state! We strove for diversity so that all students could find something of interest. Please let me know if we achieved our goal!

Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Westrock Coffee

Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Westrock Coffee

Travel with the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education and Economics Arkansas to breath taking Rwanda while sipping Westrock coffee and locally produced biscotti’s – from the comfort of your home!! Learn the founding story of Little Rock’s Westrock Coffee; the impact on Rwandan citizens; coffee production; and global supply chains. Teacher teams will develop marketing plans sharing their mission! Great way to end your summer PD with fun education. And teach your ever growing coffee consumers more about the commodity.