A free, world class education for anyone, anywhere

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Goals for today

1. Explain what Khan Academy is

1. Discuss how we will use Khan Academy in our classroom

1. Show how you can sign up on Khan Academy to connect with your child

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Our Educational Challenge:

Reaching every student at their own level

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The Khan Academy SolutionA personalized learning experience with content customized for each

student

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What is Khan Academy?

A nonprofit with a mission to provide a free

world-class education for anyone, anywhere

~10,000,000 unique monthly users

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• Video lessons across a wide range of subjects

• A deeply personalized experience in math (where we will focus today)

Khan Academy offers…

Learning with Khan Academy is…

• Personalized

• Mastery-based

• Engaging

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Khan Academy offers…

Thousands of math exercises fully aligned to every Common Core standard for K-12

Created and reviewed by 40+ math educators

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Hints, supporting videos, and step-by-step solutions for every problem

Khan Academy offers…

Points, badges, and avatars to motivate students.

Khan Academy offers…

Actionable, real-time progress information for students, teachers, and parents

Khan Academy in our classroom!We will spend class periods blending both teacher instruction and Khan Academy exercises

• During this time, I will be working with students on areas where they are struggling

In addition, Khan Academy will be a part of our weekly homework assignments

• Students will work through a recommended set of skills each week, working to master (at their own pace) this set of skills over the course of the week

• Quizzes can also be given on Khan Academy giving students instant feedback on their abilities

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How you can help…

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Encourage your child to learn!

• Sign up for a Khan Academy parent account to review your child’s activity

• Celebrate their successes

• Help them when they are stuck

• Remind them about the hints and associated videos

• Learn something else new (e.g., computer programming, art history) yourself or with your child!

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A KA parent account helps you see what your child is learning• Review your child’s

activity at any time on your parent homepage

• Receive weekly emails summarizing your child’s activity and highlighting ways you can support your child

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• Most of us are held back not by our innate ability, but by our mindset. We think intelligence is fixed, but it isn’t. Our brains are like a muscle. The more you use it and struggle, the more it grows

• Helping your child adopt this ‘can learn’ attitude will enable them to persevere and learn more in their class and on KA

• Check out videos that can help you and your child adopt this mindset at: khanacademy.org/youcanlearnanything KHANACADEMY.ORG

Help your child learn to learn

For more ideas…

• Check out Khan Academy’s online resources at

http://www.khanacademy.org/coach-res

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Signing up for a parent account takes only a few steps!Go to www.khanacademy.org

1.If you already have an account, log in.

2.If not, click “Parents, start here.”

• Choose a signup option!

• You will get an email to complete registration

3.Once signup is complete, connect with your child by

clicking ‘my child already has an account’

4.Use your child’s Khan Academy email to connect

• Note: you will want to match to the email

account your child has used for their Khan

Academy school account

• If your child does not have email, have them

add your email address using their ‘coaches’

tab

For more help on parent signup, visit: http://www.khanacademy.org/r/parentsignup

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Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We provide free online materials and resources used by thousands of educators to support personalized education for learners of all ages.

Engage students at their individual levels

Each student has a personal dashboard that uses state-of-the art, adaptive software to identify gaps and recommend skills to work on next.

Badges, points, and avatars motivate students and help them track their progress.

Encourage mastery with 1000s of practice problems

Teach students to become independent learners

Students can practice math with interactive questions aligned to every Common Core standard from K-12.

Created in collaboration with organizations involved in the design and assessment of the new standards

Students receive instant feedback on their progress - no more waiting until test day to see how they’re doing!

Hints, videos, and step-by-step solutions help students learn from their mistakes and build confidence.

Target your instruction with real-time analyticsUse teacher reports to quickly identify struggling or excelling students and diagnose misunderstandings.

Recommend extra practice where students need it most.

Spend more one-on-one time with each student.

Focus on meaningful content

Explore a world of subjects beyond math

“Missions” guide students through grade-level skills and help them fill any gaps in their knowledge.

Students can start at different places and move at different paces while working toward a common goal.

Discover videos ranging from science to art history, developed in partnership with leading institutions like NASA and MoMA.

Introduce your students to computer programming – even if you’ve never coded before!

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