EAST is all about project-based learning and community service; EAST students use cutting-edge technology to solve problems they identify in their communities. Often the students provide services not otherwise available in the community. Approximately 200 EAST programs across Arkansas and the country serve as valuable resources for their schools and communities.
The EAST Initiative supports local EAST programs in Arkansas and across the country by offering student training in the many technologies available in the EAST classroom, taught by industry professionals and university instructors. It also conducts required pedagogical training for facilitators (school personnel specially trained to facilitate EAST programs in their schools). Sessions are offered at EAST training centers in Little Rock and Fayetteville and at various regional locations.
The EAST Initiative also produces a number of annual special events which allow local EAST programs to connect with the public, showcase their work and network with students and facilitators from other programs. These events include the annual EAST Conference, where students from across the country present their work in a trade-show environment, the facilitator Summer Seminar which provides ongoing professional development in a casual atmosphere, and EAST Night Out, when classrooms across the country host open house events for the public.
http://www.eastinitiative.org/
The EAST Initiative supports local EAST programs in Arkansas and across the country by offering student training in the many technologies available in the EAST classroom, taught by industry professionals and university instructors. It also conducts required pedagogical training for facilitators (school personnel specially trained to facilitate EAST programs in their schools). Sessions are offered at EAST training centers in Little Rock and Fayetteville and at various regional locations.
The EAST Initiative also produces a number of annual special events which allow local EAST programs to connect with the public, showcase their work and network with students and facilitators from other programs. These events include the annual EAST Conference, where students from across the country present their work in a trade-show environment, the facilitator Summer Seminar which provides ongoing professional development in a casual atmosphere, and EAST Night Out, when classrooms across the country host open house events for the public.
http://www.eastinitiative.org/