Authorization Available for State-Approved Professional Development

Aug. 25, 2010

Lynne Hehr, director of the University of Arkansas STEM Center for Math and Science Education, is the Arkansas Department of Education authorization officer for professional development on the University of Arkansas campus.

University faculty and staff members who plan to award ADE-approved professional development at workshops, seminars and other educational activities should contact Hehr at lhehr@uark.edu.

Contacts

Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138, heidisw@uark.edu

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