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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. Most were near our offices in Silicon Valley so that we could learn from them firsthand. I was humbled by these early teachers’ feedback and the learnings they shared.

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Kiddom’s Content Library Makes Differentiation Faster Than Ever

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While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-12 content library. IXL Learning. Khan Academy. Learn Zillion. PBS Learning Media. How to use the library. This includes: ABCYa.com. Flocabulary.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. But personalized learning raises big questions about educational equity. When Dan D.

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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

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As I gained more experience teaching, I realized the most effective curriculum for students should provide a variety of options for assessment and instruction. They could easily access a library of lessons and assessments I’d created from scratch, or use. Eight Resources for Designing Competency-Based Curriculum.

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Kiddom’s Planner: A new (free) teacher tool to simplify planning for differentiation

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I shared with you before how much I love Kiddom as an easy tool for managing standards-based grading , and there’s a couple of new updates that you definitely need to know about if you’re spending too much time creating resources for differentiated instruction.

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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

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To supplement in-person support offered during class and lunch periods, I published a simple Google site to house my lessons, assessments, and other resources. If students missed class or needed additional help, they could go to my website and access the day’s lesson as well as videos and digital exercises from YouTube and Khan Academy.

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On building learning playlists

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Course tutorials : You can create or gather video instruction that will support learners for a course or a project. YouTube playlists might be a good way to gather material from Khan Academy or Crash Course or Flocabulary and mix them with locally grown instruction and a few provocative questions. Symbaloo Learning Paths.