Scholars
Teach Ourselves uses a
Facebook application to engage youth in earning rewards by creating,
sharing, and solving problems about science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) topics. The ultimate goal is to improve
STEM knowledge and inspire more individuals to pursue STEM careers.
What does a Teach Ourselves Scholar do?
Use the Facebook application
to solve and write problems to support improving STEM knolwedge while
earning points that can be redeemed for rewards. Scholars are assigned
a mentor who approves the problems. All interaction between scholars
and mentors is
monitored.
Scholars create complete,
accurate and appropriate problems. Each problem that is approved can then be
sold for
publication. Selling for publication earns the scholar
points that can be redeemed for a gift certificate from iTunes or
Amazon (during the pilot).
First, a short pilot
Starting May
2011, the pilot will test the basics of the Facebook application
allowing mentors and high school-aged scholars to discuss original problems ; verify
the work-flow from a scholar writing a problem, discussing with the
group, submitting to the mentor for approval, to publication
and sharing of the problem; and determine patterns in solving other published problems.
Want to get involved?
- Suggest your school, afterschool program or summer program host Teach Ourselves pilot.
- Wait until the app is released for all youths on Facebook. "Like" us and watch for updates.
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