Hey guys!
I'm Jia Zhu, LTI's Director of Public Relations. I'm taking over for Lily Xu for the time being.
Right now is MIT's IAP or Independent Activities Period when students have the option of taking classes, participating in undergraduate research, traveling the world, or simply pursuing a hobby.
Many LTI members are currently implementing the LTI Program Curriculum for middle school students in Mexico! LTI members currently on campus are wrapping up the student recruitment for the upcoming spring semester.
Applicants, please check your emails! Notifications of applicant status have been emailed out, but we have received only a very limited amount of responses. We are currently calling applicants in hopes of receiving a quicker response.
We will also be sending out welcome packets to accepted students next week. Please fill out the forms and bring them with you to the LTI opening ceremony!
We are all extremely excited about the upcoming spring program! We look forward to meeting you!
Jia Zhu
Director of Public Relations
Friday, January 9, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
LTI staff in Mexico
Hello everyone,
My name is YeSeul Kim and I am the founder of LTI. Last summer I was in Mexico working for Telmex, a telecommunications firm. Telmex established Casa Telmex, YMCA-type centers that provide free computer training and access to internet for poor children throughout Mexico. This IAP (MIT's school-free January period), I gathered a group of LTI mentors and an executive member to join me in implementing a leadership curriculum (based on our very own spring curriculum) that I developed and translated last summer.
We are in Tuxtla-Gutierrez now, the capital of Chiapas. Chiapas is the southern most state in Mexico; it is also the poorest. We are here to train the facilitators of Casa Telmex Tuxtla the pedagogy of leadership while also running a 3 week pilot leaderhsip program for Mexican students ages 13-16. For more information about our adventures, please visit our blog at lti-mexico.blogspot.com
My name is YeSeul Kim and I am the founder of LTI. Last summer I was in Mexico working for Telmex, a telecommunications firm. Telmex established Casa Telmex, YMCA-type centers that provide free computer training and access to internet for poor children throughout Mexico. This IAP (MIT's school-free January period), I gathered a group of LTI mentors and an executive member to join me in implementing a leadership curriculum (based on our very own spring curriculum) that I developed and translated last summer.
We are in Tuxtla-Gutierrez now, the capital of Chiapas. Chiapas is the southern most state in Mexico; it is also the poorest. We are here to train the facilitators of Casa Telmex Tuxtla the pedagogy of leadership while also running a 3 week pilot leaderhsip program for Mexican students ages 13-16. For more information about our adventures, please visit our blog at lti-mexico.blogspot.comFriday, December 26, 2008
Training for Mexico
A couple thoughts from mentors Kyle Knoblock and David Zou after training sessions before the big trip to Mexico*:
"The Media Lab training was a lot of fun. The discussions with Andres about Scartch and PicoCrickets was interesting, but I really enjoyed when we had the oportunity to write a program in Scratch and build something with PicoCrickets. I am a computer science student, and for me seeing a method of programming like that was surprusing. It was quite easy to learn and very fun to do. I believe that the Mexican kids will like Scratch and PicoCrickets a lot, and I'm happy that they will have such an oportunity to learn about technology."
- Kyle Knoblock
"I think PicoCrickets and Scratch are a great way for students to use technology and become comfortable using it. The Scratch website and the ability for students, from all over the world who don't necessarily even speak same languages, to share their project with each other is an especially exciting feature of Scratch. The training got me very excited about introducing Scratch and PicoCrickets to the students and I really look forward to seeing the different projects the students will make with them."
- David Zou
* Scratch and PicoCrickets are two examples of technology we are implementing into the new curriculum. Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) allows users to use basic programming tools to convey a message that can be shared on the web. PicoCrickets (picocricket.com) combines a small computer and an assortment of sensors to create different works of art with which you can interact.
"The Media Lab training was a lot of fun. The discussions with Andres about Scartch and PicoCrickets was interesting, but I really enjoyed when we had the oportunity to write a program in Scratch and build something with PicoCrickets. I am a computer science student, and for me seeing a method of programming like that was surprusing. It was quite easy to learn and very fun to do. I believe that the Mexican kids will like Scratch and PicoCrickets a lot, and I'm happy that they will have such an oportunity to learn about technology."
- Kyle Knoblock
"I think PicoCrickets and Scratch are a great way for students to use technology and become comfortable using it. The Scratch website and the ability for students, from all over the world who don't necessarily even speak same languages, to share their project with each other is an especially exciting feature of Scratch. The training got me very excited about introducing Scratch and PicoCrickets to the students and I really look forward to seeing the different projects the students will make with them."
- David Zou
* Scratch and PicoCrickets are two examples of technology we are implementing into the new curriculum. Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) allows users to use basic programming tools to convey a message that can be shared on the web. PicoCrickets (picocricket.com) combines a small computer and an assortment of sensors to create different works of art with which you can interact.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Student Applications
We have received your student applications and recommendations! We are currently in the process of reviewing them now. However, due to Thanksgiving break, we have decided to extend the application deadline to December 20th. Please continue sending them in! We are very excited about all the new potential students we will have in the spring.
We are finishing up mentor training and preparing for the upcoming spring session. Curriculum innovation is coming to completion as well. This year, the curriculum will include a concentration in technology. We are also reaching out to other service and leadership groups in hopes of creating a network of support and collaboration of ideals and programs.
We are finishing up mentor training and preparing for the upcoming spring session. Curriculum innovation is coming to completion as well. This year, the curriculum will include a concentration in technology. We are also reaching out to other service and leadership groups in hopes of creating a network of support and collaboration of ideals and programs.
Mentor Training
Congratulations to the new exec and directors! LTI recently restructured its exec board:
Shion An ’12 Secretary,
Sandra Chen ’12 Recruitment Chair,
Nicholas Dou ’12 Technology Chair,
Liane Fang ’11 Curriculum Chair,
Janice Jang ’10 Finance,
Taylor Jay ’11 Associate Director,
Amanda Mok ’11 Director,
Chris Ohlmacher ’11 Mentor Trainer,
Elli Pula ’11 Human Resources,
Lauren Rodda ’11 Programming Chair,
Lily Xu ’12 Marketing Chair,
Jia Zhou ’11 Publicity/Relations Director.
November 23rd Mentor Training finished. Chris Ohlmacher finished leading the last training session, so congratulations to all of our new mentors!
LTI is currently trying to get the word out about its curriculum. We will be on the Student Services Leadership Opportunities webpage soon.
Shion An ’12 Secretary,
Sandra Chen ’12 Recruitment Chair,
Nicholas Dou ’12 Technology Chair,
Liane Fang ’11 Curriculum Chair,
Janice Jang ’10 Finance,
Taylor Jay ’11 Associate Director,
Amanda Mok ’11 Director,
Chris Ohlmacher ’11 Mentor Trainer,
Elli Pula ’11 Human Resources,
Lauren Rodda ’11 Programming Chair,
Lily Xu ’12 Marketing Chair,
Jia Zhou ’11 Publicity/Relations Director.
November 23rd Mentor Training finished. Chris Ohlmacher finished leading the last training session, so congratulations to all of our new mentors!
LTI is currently trying to get the word out about its curriculum. We will be on the Student Services Leadership Opportunities webpage soon.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Hello.
I forgot to introduce myself.
My name is Lily Xu, and I'm a freshman majoring in Environmental Engineering. I was born and raised in Alabama and remained in the deep South until I finally escaped to MIT. I like eating sushi, singing, making crafts and playing with water nymphs.
I'm the marketing chair this year, which means I get to meet with people to explore advertising and expansion tactics, create newsletters, and blog! Assuming everything goes according to plan, this blog will be updated weekly.
Enjoy!
My name is Lily Xu, and I'm a freshman majoring in Environmental Engineering. I was born and raised in Alabama and remained in the deep South until I finally escaped to MIT. I like eating sushi, singing, making crafts and playing with water nymphs.
I'm the marketing chair this year, which means I get to meet with people to explore advertising and expansion tactics, create newsletters, and blog! Assuming everything goes according to plan, this blog will be updated weekly.
Enjoy!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
LTI Retreat!
This past weekend, LTI took its exec board and new mentors to Camp Cody for a weekend of leadership training fun and bonding time! The retreat took place the weekend of November 15-16 from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday. After we arrived at our destination, LTI enthusiasts embarked on the CODY Leadership Course guided by Jenny.
Despite the cold weather, we were all able to muster up enough warmth to mingle, indulge, and enjoy ourselves amongst our new LTI-teammates. The following are a few magical moments that Amanda Mok so graciously captured for us:
After having a delicious dinner composed of hot food, we all huddled around the fireplace, nibbling on s'mores, opening our hearts, and sharing to our new friends the turning points of our life.
Eventually we split into respective mentor and exec groups. The mentors followed Chris and engaged in mentor-like leadership activities whereas the exec board began visualizing the future and restructuring the hierarchy.
Congratulations to Amanda Mok for being our new director!
Then we went to sleep. Or at least, the bottom half of the cabin went to sleep while the other half sat around until 4 am screaming "BANG ME."
Sunday morning we are treated to another meal of delicious hot food, a game of jig-a-low, and a ride back to MIT.
Hooray for LTI!
Despite the cold weather, we were all able to muster up enough warmth to mingle, indulge, and enjoy ourselves amongst our new LTI-teammates. The following are a few magical moments that Amanda Mok so graciously captured for us:
After having a delicious dinner composed of hot food, we all huddled around the fireplace, nibbling on s'mores, opening our hearts, and sharing to our new friends the turning points of our life.
Eventually we split into respective mentor and exec groups. The mentors followed Chris and engaged in mentor-like leadership activities whereas the exec board began visualizing the future and restructuring the hierarchy.
Congratulations to Amanda Mok for being our new director!
Then we went to sleep. Or at least, the bottom half of the cabin went to sleep while the other half sat around until 4 am screaming "BANG ME."
Sunday morning we are treated to another meal of delicious hot food, a game of jig-a-low, and a ride back to MIT.
Hooray for LTI!
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