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.

How does GOT, Labryinth, and Lord of the Rings Connect with West Fork, Arkansas?

How does GOT, Labryinth, and Lord of the Rings Connect with West Fork, Arkansas?

How is West Fork, Arkansas connected with the Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings? Can your students turn a hobby into a business? Read about this international company tucked away in the hills of the Ozarks that can inspire readers, encourage chemists, motivate artists, and serve as an passion entrepreneur success story. Share Shire Post Mint with your students.

Financial Literacy for Your Students or Family

Financial Literacy for Your Students or Family

Do you want your students to understand how to make good financial and economic decisions in our current economic system? Do you have young kids at home? Or maybe even grandkids? Would introducing them to interesting discussions about the US economic and financial system at an early age make a difference? Check out this podcast I use with my college students who will be teachers! Their reaction – they learn a lot themselves.

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!