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Khan Academy plunged into classrooms, then classrooms went online

The Hechinger Report

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”.

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Remote Learning Teaching Tips

A Principal's Reflections

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning. Incorporate movement (i.e.,

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AI might disrupt math and computer science classes – in a good way

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times The Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit that provides a collection of online learning tools and videos and has long been a go-to for math homework, has created exactly that. A student goes over an article in University of Washington’s computer ethics class, taught by Prof.

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‘Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online

Edsurge

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. By far, the biggest question Boyle’s teachers have had is about assessments. and Khan Academy, which allows for timed tests. Here in the U.S. It’s a struggle for us,” Boyle says.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Related: Choosing personalized learning as a strategy for educational equity. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato.

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. Example: Working toward self assessment of math.

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PROOF POINTS: How can tutors reach more kids? Researchers look to ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Another tutoring researcher, Philip Oreopoulos at the University of Toronto, is studying whether once-a-week Zoom tutoring sessions at home are sufficient for some students when combined with practice problems from Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization that provides free online learning.