Welcome to A free world class education for

Welcome to A free, world class education for anyone, anywhere KHANACADEMY. ORG

Goals for today 1. Explain what Khan Academy is 1. Discuss how we will use Khan Academy in our classroom 1. Show you can sign up on Khan Academy to connect with your child KHANACADEMY. ORG

Our Educational Challenge: Reaching every student at their own level KHANACADEMY. ORG

The Khan Academy Solution A personalized learning experience with content customized for each student KHANACADEMY. ORG

What is Khan Academy? A nonprofit with a mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere ~10, 000 unique monthly users KHANACADEMY. ORG

Khan Academy offers… • Video lessons across a wide range of subjects • A deeply personalized experience in math (where we will focus )

Learning with Khan Academy is… • Personalized • Mastery-based • Engaging KHANACADEMY. ORG

Khan Academy offers… Thousands of math exercises fully aligned to every Common Core standard for K-12 Created and reviewed by 40+ math educators

Khan Academy offers… Hints, supporting videos, and step-by-step solutions for every problem

Khan Academy offers… Points, badges, and avatars to motivate students.

Khan Academy offers… Actionable, real-time progress information for students, teachers, and parents

Khan Academy in my classroom! Each student must put in 10 hours (exercises and videos) in the mission assigned by their teacher each quarter. Khanacademy will account for 25% of the students quarterly grade. The assignments reflect what is being studied throughout the course of the year. KHANACADEMY. ORG

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How you can help… KHANACADEMY. ORG

Encourage your child to learn! • Sign up for a Khan Academy parent account to review your child’s activity • Celebrate their successes • Help them when they are stuck • Remind them about the hints and associated videos • Learn something else new (e. g. , computer programming, art history) yourself or with your child! KHANACADEMY. ORG

A KA parent account helps you see what your child is learning • Review your child’s activity at any time on your parent homepage • Receive weekly emails summarizing your child’s activity and highlighting ways you can support your child KHANACADEMY. ORG

For more ideas… • Check out Khan Academy’s online resources at http: //www. khanacademy. org/coach-res KHANACADEMY. ORG

Signing up for a parent account takes only a few steps! Go to www. khanacademy. org 1. If you already have an account, log in. 2. If not, click “Parents, start here. ” 3. • Choose a signup option! • You will get an email to complete registration Once signup is complete, connect with your child by clicking ‘my child already has an account’ 4. Use your child’s Khan Academy email to connect • Note: you will want to match to the email account your child has used for their Khan Academy school account • If your child does not have email, have them add your email address using their ‘coaches’ tab For more help on parent signup, visit: http: //www. khanacademy. org/r/parentsignup

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We provide free online materials and resources used by thousands of educators to support personalized education for learners of all ages. Engage students at their individual levels Encourage mastery with 1000 s of practice problems Teach students to become independent learners Each student has a personal dashboard that uses state-of-the art, adaptive software to identify gaps and recommend skills to work on next. Students can practice math with interactive questions aligned to every Common Core standard from K-12. Students receive instant feedback on their progress - no more waiting until test day to see how they’re doing! Created in collaboration with organizations involved in the design and assessment of the new standards Hints, videos, and step-by-step solutions help students learn from their mistakes and build confidence. Target your instruction with real-time analytics Focus on meaningful content Explore a world of subjects beyond math Use teacher reports to quickly identify struggling or excelling students and diagnose misunderstandings. “Missions” guide students through gradelevel skills and help them fill any gaps in their knowledge. Discover videos ranging from science to art history, developed in partnership with leading institutions like NASA and Mo. MA. Recommend extra practice where students need it most. Students can start at different places and move at different paces while working toward a common goal. Introduce your students to computer programming – even if you’ve never coded before! Badges, points, and avatars motivate students and help them track their progress. Spend more one-on-one time with each student. KHANACADEMY. ORG

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