K12 Teachers Trained in Technology Integration

When: June 23, 2023 Where: State of Arkansas Research Theme:Education and Outreach DART Staff participants:Jennifer Fowler and Brittany Hillyer The EAST Initiative, a nationally recognized educational non-profit within Arkansas, has trained 57 Arkansas public school teachers to date on integration of virtual reality technology in the classroom, with teachers receiving professional development credit and virtual…Continue Reading K12 Teachers Trained in Technology Integration

Hundreds of Arkansas K12 Students and Educators Engaged in Fun Data Science Activities at Recent Conference

When: March 15-17, 2022 Where: Hot Springs, AR Research Theme: Education DART Faculty Participants:EPSCOR Staff Student Participants:hundreds of K12 STEM students Arkansas EPSCoR staff hosted an interactive booth at EAST Conference 2022, a K12 STEM education conference with over 2000 attendees, and directly engaged hundreds of students in data science learning. Using handouts based on…Continue Reading Hundreds of Arkansas K12 Students and Educators Engaged in Fun Data Science Activities at Recent Conference

2+2 Program Work-in-Progress

Title: 2+2 Program Work-in-progress, presented by the Education RTPresenter(s): Education RTDate: April 27, 2022 Description A major element of our Education Research Theme is to create pathways for Data Science students from 2-year colleges through A.S. degrees and certificates and then to 4-year colleges and universities for completion of a B.S. in Data Science in…Continue Reading 2+2 Program Work-in-Progress

Data Science Student Lightening Talks

Title: Data Science Student Lightening Talks Presenter(s): Trace Freeman, Jacob Haarala, Hayden McDonald, Lydia Sloan, Benjamin Zamzow, and Karl Schubert Date: November 17, 2021 Description During this webinar we will hear from five of data science students working in the Education Research Theme. Overview Discussion, presented by Dr. Karl Schubert Course Equivalency Project, presented by…Continue Reading Data Science Student Lightening Talks

Education, Outreach, and Workforce Development

Through DART, we plan to implement a wide range of professional development and data science education activities to engage K20 learners in Arkansas. Our vision is that Arkansas will have a statewide educational ecosystem, where learners of any age can receive a designed, consistent, scaffolded education in data science, with further educational opportunities or job opportunities at appropriate points in their careers. To accomplish this, our mission is to create a model data science and analytics program for Arkansas schools that will promote problem-based and experiential-based pedagogy in critical thinking and analysis, technology familiarity, and a foundation in math and statistics….Continue Reading Education, Outreach, and Workforce Development