" And gladly wolde he lerne, ang gladly teche. "
-- Geoffrey Chaucer
Dear Teachers,
The Arkansas State Communication Association (ASCA) is a professional organization made up of high school and college speech and drama teachers. It is the goal of this organization to provide assistance to Arkansas teachers who will be teaching either a semester or full year course in oral communication. You will find two things in this section of our WWW homepage that we hope you will find useful.
First, there are ten different units of study outlined that could be incorporated into an oral communication class. The second part of the information includes activities you might find helpful in teaching an oral communication class (See links in left sidebar). These activities were submitted by members of ASCA and are included to help stimulate some creative thinking on the part of the teacher and the student. Please feel free to use them as you wish and to duplicate and pass them on to others who would like to have a copy.
If you have any questions or concerns, there is a member of ASCA who would be more than willing to help. Please contact Marisa Arnold, our Committee Chair for mentoring, or our Executive Secretary, John Gale, and she will put you in touch with someone nearby. Their mailing addresses are:
Marisa Arnold
301 N. Ella
Searcy, AR 72143
Voice: 501-207-3192
Internet: marnold1025@yahoo.com or marnold1025@yahoo.comJohn Gale
University of Central Arkansas
Wingo 213 201 Donaghey Ave
Conway, AR 72035
Voice: 501-450-3220
Internet: mailto:jgale@uca.edu
Please Don't hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Arkansas State Communication Association
This Oral Communication outline, and the activities that accompany it, demonstrates the work of many teachers from around the state of Arkansas. A special thanks to all the contributors for their time and effort.
CHAIR: Karen Wisener, Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School, Little Rock
Pris Benson, North Little Rock High School, West Campus
Bob Bolen, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
Janet Buchanan, Arkansas High School, Texarkana
Judy Goss, Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School, Little Rock
Conley Hall, Greenwood High School
Donna Hall, North Little Rock High School, East Campus
Lana Hallmark, Searcy High School
Cliff Langford, Hall High School, Little Rock
Sallie Langford, North Little Rock High School, West Campus
Debbie Howell, Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School, Little Rock
Clancy McDowell, North Little Rock High School, East Campus
Mary Mosley, University of Central Arkansas, Conway
Liz Norvell, Darby Junior High School, Fort Smith
Gary Phillips, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Mary Richardson, Hendrix College, Conway
Sally Roden, University of Central Arkansas, Conway
Charlene Shehane, J. A. Fair High School, Little Rock
Bob Steinmiller, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
Vicki Thompson, Green Forest High School
Lisa Tiller, North Little Rock High School, East Campus
Pat Treadway, Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School, Little Rock
Melinda Valdez, Hall High School, Little Rock
Renva Watterson, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
Linda Webster, University of Arkansas at Monticello
David Westmoreland, Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock
Marilyn Yoder, Huntsville High School
