Program Summary (Brainstorm)

The following information will have no impact on your overall score. How was the presenting team selected? Who is presenting (uniqueness of student, EAST experience, etc.)? Share additional information on your presenters or your program that may not be apparent to the judges and may not come out of questioning.

 

 

The following questions will be assessed and will comprise 25% of your overall Conference and Program Overview score.

Please write a brief summary for the categories below (maximum of 2500 characters).

1. Project Sophistication: Articulate how your program solves real-world problems through innovative and sophisticated techniques, while incorporating advanced technology. Use the CART poster as a reference to help with your explanation.

 

 

2. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Articulate how students in your program discover problems in your communities, develop advanced strategies and solutions for these problems, make modifications when needed and develop further action when necessary.

 

3. Self-Directed Learning & Student Growth: Describe an instance(s) where a specific student(s) in your program has/have exhibited student growth and self-directed learning. Preference should be given to situations in which students have taken a risk, shown leadership, facilitated others, and demonstrated the ability to recognize and reflect on his/her own personal growth.

 

 

Presentation: Assessment

Teamwork: Teams are self-sufficient and function as one unit.  Individuals participate within multiple teams to achieve shared goals.

 

Community Involvement and Collaboration

Serving or fulfilling needs as active participants in a community that recognizes the value of the EAST program.

 

Presentation Skills

Informative, confident, and conversational delivery. Students engaged the judges and the overall presentation style was smooth and natural.