AFTA Programs: Folk Arts in Education

AFTA offers many resources for educators in Arkansas. Since May 2024, Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts has been registered as a professional development provider through the Arkansas Department of Education.

Programs:

• AFTA’s Community Scholars Program is a training opportunity for Arkansans interested in finding, documenting, and presenting community culture, folklife, and traditional arts. While educators are welcome to attend any Community Scholars program (and will find great benefit from it), AFTA does offer periodic versions of the program tailored specifically for educators (see below). For more information on Community Scholars, see: https://folklife.uark.edu/scholar/. 
• Educator-specific Community Scholars Programs are offered every two years. More info here: https://folklife.uark.edu/scholar/educator/

Resources:

• Lesson plans (coming soon!)
• More resouces, curated by AFTA, can be found here: https://folklife.uark.edu/quicklinks/resources/