Selim is a former K-12 mathematics teacher who has taught overseas and in the US for 22 years, exploring intersections of technology and playful constructionist pedagogies in the classroom. At MIT App inventor he is leading the Education Team developing new curriculum using MIT App Inventor and Scratch, primarily for grades 4-12, helping with teacher professional development in the U.S. and abroad, mentoring students at MIT as they work on curriculum development; and collaborating with researchers at MIT and overseas to develop and carry out an ambitious research agenda on computing education and computational action. Recently he led an AI education project at the Maine State Prison. He is the co-author of the book "Become an App Inventor".