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Earth Day Class Activities

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Have students read the book, meet in study groups to discuss it, and then devise their own projects to address the concerns. By the end of a month, the ideas contained in the book will color how they look at the world. It can be any ecology-sensitive book that will inform students on this subject.

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Expanding into Early Childhood Is Good for Edtech Companies. Is It Good for Kids?

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The nonprofit Khan Academy launched its own early learning app, called Khan Academy Kids, back in 2018. Since the app’s launch, Khan Academy has recorded 475 million books read by children, 854 million math lessons and 59 million minutes of physical activity such as singing and dancing.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Age of Learning Partners With HMH, Pearson Lands Egyptian Testing Contract; ETS and Khan Academy Partner on Teacher Prep

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Age of Learning is partnering with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for well-known book titles, while Pearson begins a national testing contract with Egypt. ETS and Khan Academy are partnering to offer aspiring teachers free test prep, and Impero Software names a new CEO.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

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Sal Khan has been as busy as ever. Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic.

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3 Free Technologies to Help Students Learn to Read

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KhanAcademyKids.org While some may associate Khan Academy with math videos, today, it is much more. Khan Academy now has Khan Academy Kids with thousands of educational games, books, and activities for children ages 2-8. Find a variety of activities, from ABC games for kids to 2nd-grade books.

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6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program

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It’s been said that inside 70% of us is a book crying to get out. write the book. Khan Academy. Khan Academy is an online program designed to teach math skills starting from where student knowledge is. Kids are no different. plan required research. review with a critique group.

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8 Essential Books Every Tech-Minded Teacher Should Read

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I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. She curated a great list of essential tech-minded books for today’s teachers. I recommend the following eight books which were written with tech-minded teachers in mind. Who Owns the Learning?: