PROJECT DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPTION DU PROJET:

[Be sure to include details about your organization’s culture to sum up why a student would love to work with you/N’oubliez pas d’ajouter des détails sur la culture de votre organisation pour résumer pourquoi un étudiant voudrait collaborer avec vous.]

• Our company was created over a year ago with a specific goal to create products and services that make it easier for children of South Asian descent to learn their native languages. So far, our focus has been on a single language - Urdu.
• After the successful launch of our books, we are now looking to expand our offerings to other products and services
• You will be supporting us during a very important time as we start to research and expand into projects that will shape the future of our company!

KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:

• Research ideas used by language instruction mobile apps designed for kids (e.g. Lingo kids, duolingo kids, etc).
• Draft ideas for games/activities that can be incorporated into our own mobile language learning app based on our audience
• Research ideas for virtual classroom activities used by other companies and online schools - how do they keep kids engaged
• Draft ideas and create activities/games that can be incorporated into our online learning classes
• Research ideas for worksheets used by others to teach a second language
• Draft ideas and create worksheets that can be used by students to practice concepts

IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS:*

Please note appropriate projects can accommodate most students, regardless of field of study or experience. We may not be able to fill these roles exactly.

Veuillez noter que les projets appropriés peuvent accueillir la plupart des étudiants, quel que soit leur domaine d'études ou leur expérience. Nous ne pourrons peut-être pas remplir ces rôles exactement.

• Research team 1 (3 individuals): research focused on virtual classroom activities and worksheets
• Research team 2 (2 individuals): research focused on mobile language learning apps

FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES/LIVRABLES DU PROJET:

• A spreadsheet/report that summarizes findings from research. Name, objective of activity, description, resources required, link to examples, screenshots, etc. Separate worksheet for all 3 streams (virtual classroom, worksheets, mobile apps)
• 15-20 draft worksheets
• Presentation/report that shows recommendations for ideas we should use and how to incorporate them (separate presentation for all 3 streams (virtual classroom, worksheets, mobile apps)

WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS YOUR PROJECT COULD ACCOMMODATE?/QUEL EST LE NOMBRE MAXIMUM D'ÉTUDIANTS QUE VOTRE PROJET PEUT ACCUEILLIR? * Please note we cannot guarantee this number of students for your project, but we will do our best to accommodate this request/Veuillez noter que nous ne pouvons garantir ce nombre d'étudiants pour votre projet; nous ferons de notre mieux pour répondre à votre requête.

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Weekly team meetings with co-founders of the companies to discuss projects - feedback, next steps, etc.

Individual meetings with co-founders (business, finance and education backgrounds) to provide mentorship, career advice, etc.