TTK Club

What makes TTK Clubs so different anyways?

Out missions us at the heart of what we do at AiGoLearning. We are striving to bring quality computer science education through the aid of high school student teachers. The Teens Teach Kids (TTK) revolves around just this principle. We believe that teaching is one of the best ways to hone your skills and grow your community as well and like they say knowledge shared, is knowlegde squared! Be a part of this fantastic cause and help yourself obtain vital real-world skills by sharing your knowledge of the field of Computer Science at your school.

Here are a few concrete examples on why you should look into starting a TTK Club at your school or institute:

• Firstly, the interpersonal and community-centric skills you will obtain is invaluable, and you will be able to use them in any environment you might find yourself in the future.
• Also, teaching is one of the best ways to learn, and thus you will be practicing and reinforcing the computer science knowledge you already have and the topics in our curriculums, which never hurts!
• Evidently, colleges and universities love to see leadership and drive within their applicants and starting a club is one way that shows to the world that you have what it takes to be in charge.
• Finally, building and supporting your team, co-workers, fellow peers, or anyone who you come across is a trait that is in demand. Companies, colleges, and other opportunities that you might come across don't look soley for those candidates able to push themselves. They want those who can bring up anyone who they work with and foster an overall positive learning environment. Starting a club can do exactly that!

How to set up a TTK Club at your school?

Each school is different, and there is no set or standard way when trying to setup a club. This is why the following checklist will give you a general guideline, to apply at your own educational institute.

• Firstly, check if your school supports the idea of student-run clubs
• This is by far the most important, unfortunately, if your school does't support student-run clubs, or clubs in general, you will not be able to start a TTK Club either.
• Next, make sure you have the demand at your school to start this club. Many times there are already existing coding clubs and starting a brand new TTK Club could be unadvised at your school. If this is the case, we can always come up with solutions or work arounds, for example working with an existing club as a partnership.
• Then look for those interested in helping you along the way. Starting a club by yourself can be a little daunting, and having someone along the way will help tremendously. Of course, we will be there helping you through the process regardless!

For a more specific check list, head to the Setup section which is found below.

Alright, petitions received, club started, students signed up, what next?

You have now set up your TTK Club and we are proud! From this point on the activites in the club will be heavily influenced by you. Our curricula are designed to teach the intricate details of programming and computer science in various programming languages and for various learning speeds. As the club leader, your first task is to walk your members through our AiGoLearning Training Program. Once they have started this working on this program, you will begin teaching the provided curriculum to them. So once again you will,

• Walk your club members through the AiGoLearning Training Program in order to get them on the path of becoming student teachers (more details when in contact).
• Begin mentoring your club members on the Curricula of choice we provide, which include Scratch + AI, Python, and Java for now!
• Be a resource for your peers in times of difficulty with teaching, with the training program, or with the provided curriculum and comprehension.

For a more detailed procedure of the happenings in a TTK Club, contact us, we would love to hear from you! Head on down to the Contact page for relevant information.