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… US high schools are failing today’s youth

What Problem are We Trying to Solve?. 54%. 30 %. 50%. High school drop out rate for students of color. College students who are under-prepared for college coursework. American high school students who drop out before graduation. … US high schools are failing today’s youth.

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… US high schools are failing today’s youth

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  1. What Problem are We Trying to Solve? 54% • 30% • 50% High school drop out rate for students of color • College students who are under-prepared for college coursework • American high school students who drop out before graduation … US high schools are failing today’s youth

  2. What is the Role of The Educurious Expert Network (TEEN)?

  3. What is the Role of TEEN A social network with a purpose: • Students engage with professionals to enhance the relevance of what they are studying • Student gain motivation to complete high school and pursue college and careers • Teachers incorporate real world problems into their science and literacy courses A context for national service: • Working and retired professionals donate time and expertise to support our next generation • The Expert Network provides tools to ensure success for professionals, teachers and students

  4. Support 2012-2013 Pilot Courses • 1 Courses1.1 Biology Units • 1.1.1 Phytoremediation • 1.1.2 Genetics • 1.1.3Evolution • 1.1.4 Infectious Disease • 1.1.5Climate Change • 1.2 ELA Units • 1.2.1 Charting Current Controversies • 1.2.3 Imagining New Worlds • 1.2.4 Picking Up the Clues • 1.2.5 Approaching Amazing Art • 1.2.6 Investigating Science through Story

  5. Educurious Needs Experts for our 2012-2013 Pilot Year English / Language Arts Biology • Course 1: Controversies • lawyers & policy makers • professionals w/advanced English • journalists • Course 2: New Worlds • student film makers • graduate student writers • script writers • Course 3: Picking Up Clues • fiction writers • professionals w/advanced English • Course 4: Science Stories • science journalists • essayists, journalists • Course 5: Amazing Art • artists • graduate students • Course 1: Phytoremediation • environmental scientists • biologists w/toxins & ecological • Course 2: Genetics • cancer researchers, biologists • genetic counselors, life sciences • w/genetics, lab technicians • Course 3: Evolution • evolutionary biologists • paleontologists, life sciences • Course 4: Infectious Disease • social & complex network analyst • life sciences w/infectious disease • Course 5: Climate Change • scientists w/climate change • ecologists

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