Museum Teacher Workshop
his month the Plantation Agriculture Museum State Park will be offering a free Museum Teachers Workshop! Two ADE approved professional development credit hours of Arkansas history are rewarded to all participants attending the full workshop. Activities for the day will include a brief tour of the museum, a cotton ginning demonstration, a preview of the museum’s programs along with aligned social studies frameworks and common core curriculum, and making old fashioned dipping candles. Exploring the past will help you to discover and carry on our Arkansas heritage for future generations.
The workshop is designed to provide educators of all grade levels with more tools and creative thinking for making a greater impact on their students’ content knowledge and classroom performance through experiential learning. The workshop is scheduled for Friday, July 25th, from 10-12pm. Each teacher will receive information packets on the resources available to you and your classroom. Lunch is not included and reservations are required. Sign-up deadline is Friday, July 18th. Call for more details or sign up at the museum to register at (501)-961-1409. The Plantation Agriculture Museum State Park, exists to collect, preserve, record and interpret the history of cotton agriculture with an emphasis on plantations from 1836, when Arkansas became a state, to the widespread adoption of mechanized agriculture methods (around the end of World War II).
The Plantation Agriculture Museum is just 20 minutes from Little Rock at the junction of U.S. Hwy. 165 and Arkansas Hwy. 161. Take exit 7 off I-440 turn right on U.S. Hwy. 165, go 5 miles to Museum and turn right on Arkansas Hwy. 161 in Scott, Arkansas. The Museum is open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the museum exhibits is free for self-guided tours and $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for children for guided tours. For more information, please contact Lydia Leatherwood at (501) 961-1409 or plantationagrimuseum@arkansas.com.
