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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

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In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. The philosophical core of Khan Academy is mastery learning. And Khan Academy will hopefully be right there with them.

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

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When Tulsi Parida joined Newsela in August 2014, she was the 19th employee at the fast-growing New York City-based startup. At Khan Academy, employees have been focusing their efforts on mobile devices in order to achieve one-to-one for students. During her time there, the company tripled in size and she earned a promotion.

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When Teachers Build Edtech, Awesomeness Ensues—and Here’s Why

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The first time I created Khan Academy playlists for each of my 100 fifth graders,” says Dong, “it took me 6 hours.” Today, KIPP Bay Area teachers can generate personalized Khan Academy playlists for their students in under 10 minutes using an automated tool. Teachers, by default, began creating their own solutions.

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A Curation of Resources for The Hour of Code 2014 (and Beyond!)

EdTechnocation.com

2014 Coding Computer Science CS CSEdWeek edtech Hour of Code ipad programming' is an educational puzzle game that challenges kids and adults to tackle complex logic problems while teaching valuable programming concepts. BONUS: Decorate a Christmas Tree w/ Google''s Made with Code.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

December 18, 2014. Yes, you've seen Khan Academy, but have you. Can Ipads, Nooks and Kindles Motivate Students to Read More? No Comments. Dr. Craig Union talks with Vicki about using Nooks with primary students to engage students in reading. Read More ». Mr. Thorne Does Phonics: Great ideas for reading teachers. No Comments.

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Only Schools Can End Schools

The Principal of Change

Check out the title of this post in the Toronto Sun from 2014; “ Literacy rates up but students still struggling with math.” ” If you remember when Khan Academy first came out, many educators were extremely nervous that this would replace schools and were sick of that narrative. Want proof?

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?Learning Equality Scores $5M From Google To Bring Edtech Offline

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Among the nine groups selected for Google.org’s big give—which also includes War Child Holland ($2 million), Khan Academy ($5 million), StoryWeaver ($3.6 In practice, that would look like continued offline access to more than 9,000 Khan Academy videos, plus authoring tools that will enable users to create locally-relevant content.