Remote Job: Mentors for Online Educational Hackathon from Leaders of Tomorrow

Leaders of Tomorrow is offering a job opportunity for supervisors and mentors for an educational hackathon from December 2020 - February 2021, to guide and train the participants through a set of trainings and activities that will be held online. Leaders of Tomorrow will provide a community challenge: “The Education Solutions Hackathon”, whereby a group of young innovators is selected to present proposals and creative solutions to develop and support the educational system in Jordan due to the Coronavirus. This virtual hackathon will represent a unique opportunity to gain and exchange experiences and ideas between a distinguished group of young men and women of different ages and backgrounds and win a financial prize to convert creative ideas into successful projects.

Hackathon Topics:

The hackathon will find solutions related to the following topics:

• Human communication.
• Creativity and creative thinking.
• Psychological and physical health of students and teachers.
• Supporting less fortunate students.
• Supporting teachers in dealing with new teaching tools.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Experience in training and counseling.
• Good knowledge of one or more of the hackathon topics.
• Ability to be committed during hackathons and educational activities.
• Good knowledge of online apps like Zoom

About the Hackathon:

• The educational solutions hackathon will be held via the Internet, where a virtual café will be held for one day to give young people the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences related to educational solutions.
• Then a group of them is chosen to qualify for the hackathon stage, and then the projects are presented before the panel of judges.
• 5 winning projects will be qualified for the training and mentorship phase, where a range of activities and lectures will be held on topics such as education, entrepreneurship, technology and technical matters, mental and physical health, and others.

About Leaders of Tomorrow:

Leaders of Tomorrow is a social enterprise established in Amman, Jordan. It promotes a culture of social innovation in which freedom of expression, human rights, social equality and educational opportunities are widespread and accessible to all. The organization seeks, through innovative and creative tools, to break cycles in education and civic engagement to support sustainable change and development in Jordan and the Middle East region. Among its projects is Forsa.com. The organization has gained recognition and attention from many global organizations such as Ashoka, and the 2016 World Entrepreneurship Summit.

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