Edsurge
DECEMBER 1, 2021
A big idea driving Khan Academy is a belief in “mastery learning”—that students should show proficiency in one set of materials before moving on to the next. The nonprofit’s latest push to make mastery learning mainstream involves partnering with school districts who adopt Khan Academy’s materials and platform.
A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 23, 2012
Khan is the creator of Khan Academy. He began his keynote by sharing a video montage of Khan Academy highlights and then presenting some impressive statistics on usage. The catalyst for Khan Academy began some years ago with a Yahoo doodle Sal developed to help a family member with her struggles in math.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 21, 2020
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.”. Students at B.
Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Pre-tests are quick ways to assess ability levels. For other ideas for content differentiation in the core subjects, teachers may look to Khan Academy or TED Ed. Most learning management systems will allow you to send out different assignments to different students. Read more: Top tech to teach Art remotely.
A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 23, 2020
Map out activities in alignment with priority standards Establish learning targets Determine how much time students will have to complete the tasks Consider developing scaffolded formative assessments for students to complete after a series of asynchronous activities as a form of closure and to check for understanding.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JANUARY 19, 2018
You might feel like me that they are detrimental to learning and a plague on the education system. Even though I’d like to abolish them completely, I realize standardized testing is part of the education system and not going away anytime soon. Try test prep stations where students take turns completing different tasks.
Marketplace K-12
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
In this week’s dealmaking news, early childhood education app donated itself to Khan Academy while Canadian online tutoring platform GradeSlam raised $1.6 Khan Academy explained in a blog post that the donation is possible “thanks to philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network, the first underwriter of this new initiative.”
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