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The EAST Initiative <http://www.eastproject.org/AboutContact/> is an educational initiative built around student-­centered
project-­based learning, in which students use cutting-­?edge technology while developing community service projects. CAST
is pleased to have been the very first education partner of EAST and we continue to make substantial contributions to this
ongoing education initiative.

The EAST model originated at Greenbrier High School (Greenbrier, Arkansas) in 1996, and is now under the governance of a
charitable  non-profit based in Little Rock, Arkansas. As of the 09-­10 school year, EAST is found in more than 220 schools in eight states, with some 17,000 students– ranging from second grade to community college, participating. Students in EAST
classes have access to a wide variety of the latest technology– including GIS and GPS, digital video production, CAD, computer animation/rendering, web development, and much more.

In addition CAST supports and manages the North West Arkansas EAST Training Center <http://web.cast.uark.edu/home/about/facilities/east-lab.html> in the JB Hunt Center at the University of Arkansas as well as the UA EAST Alumni Center <http://web.cast.uark.edu/home/about/facilities/ua-eastalumni-center.html>, also in the JB Hunt Center.

CAST’s involvement with the EAST Initiative is primarily focused around geospatial and visualization technologies, which are
applicable to a broad spectrum of student community service projects. CAST research staff members collaborate with EAST’s
administration to provide a wide variety of training and support services to EAST students and teachers.
These include:

  • 2-­ and 3-­day technology workshops for students;
  • full-­day visits to EAST schools;
  • student and teacher support through the EAST web, forum, email, and telephone;
  • extensive web resources;
  • technology introductions for EAST teachers;
  • break-­out sessions, presentations, demos, and support at the annual EAST Partnership Conference.

 

 

The
EAST
Initiative
<http://www.eastproject.org/AboutContact/>
is
an
educational
initiative
built
around
student-­?centered
project-­?based
learning,
in
which
students
use
cutting-­?edge
technology
while
developing
community
service
projects.
CAST
is
pleased
to
have
been
the
very
first
education
partner
of
EAST
and
we
continue
to
make
substantial
contributions
to
this
ongoing
education
initiative.
The
EAST
model
originated
at
Greenbrier
High
School
(Greenbrier,
Arkansas)
in
1996,
and
is
now
under
the
governance
of
a
charitable
non-­?
profit
based
in
Little
Rock,
Arkansas.
As
of
the
‘09-­?’10
school
year,
EAST
is
found
in
more
than
220
schools
in
eight
states,
with
some
17,000
students
–
ranging
from
second
grade
to
community
college,
participating.
Students
in
EAST
classes
have
access
to
a
wide
variety
of
the
latest
technology
–
including
GIS
and
GPS,
digital
video
production,
CAD,
computer
animation/rendering,
web
development,
and
much
more.
In
addition
CAST
supports
and
manages
the
North
West
Arkansas
EAST
Training
Center
<http://web.cast.uark.edu/home/about/facilities/east-lab.html>
in
the
JB
Hunt
Center
at
the
University
of
Arkansas
as
well
as
the
UA
EAST
Alumni
Center
<http://web.cast.uark.edu/home/about/facilities/ua-eastalumni-
center.html>,
also
in
the
JB
Hunt
Center.
CAST’s
involvement
with
the
EAST
Initiative
is
primarily
focused
around
geospatial
and
visualization
technologies,
which
are
applicable
to
a
broad
spectrum
of
student
community
service
projects.
CAST
research
staff
members
collaborate
with
EAST’s
administration
to
provide
a
wide
variety
of
training
and
support
services
to
EAST
students
and
teachers.
These
include:
2-­?
and
3-­?day
technology
workshops
for
students;
full-­?day
visits
to
EAST
schools;
student
and
teacher
support
through
the
EAST
web,
forum,
email,
and
telephone;
extensive
web
resources;
technology
introductions
for
EAST
teachers;
and
break-­?out
sessions,
presentations,
demos,
and
support
at
the
annual
EAST
Partnership
Conference.