1. Khan Academy in the Classroom A Student-Centered Learning Approach
Information for Parents
Back-To-School Night
Open House
Information Night
Khan Academy information for parents: a quick overview
Teachers can use parts or all of the presentation and can modify according to their needs
This presentation was created by Alma Suney Park to use in her classroom on Back to School Night

2. Overview of Presentation
What is Khan Academy?
A new way of learning
Using blended learning
Moving to student-centered teaching
Empowering teachers with data to drive action
A tour of Khan Academy
How it will be used in the classroom
introduction to what Khan Academy is

3. What is ?
introduction to what Khan Academy is

4. A not-for-profit 501c3 organization
Mission: Provide a free world-class education for anyone anywhere.
Resources: A powerful teaching tool that uses technology to create student- centered instruction.
introduction to what Khan Academy is

5. KA’s Vision for Learning
PERSONALIZED to meet the unique needs of each student
Focused on MASTERY to build strong foundational understanding of concepts
INTERACTIVE and exploratory to encourage applied learning and projects
The key to unlocking this potential is real-time DATA in tandem with rich content and coaching (1:1 help from a teacher, small group instruction, peer tutoring)
Khan Academy’s Instruction Vision
We believe in a free education for anyone, anywhere.
Khan Academy is a non-profit with the mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. All their resources are free. Plus, there are no contracts, no ads, and no spam, so learners can concentrate on learning.
Learning is meant to be personalized, mastery-based and interactive.
Personalized to meet the unique needs of each student
Focused on mastery to build strong foundational understanding of concepts
Interactive and exploratory to encourage applied learning and projects
The key to unlocking this potential is real-time DATA in tandem with rich content and your coaching.

6. SCALE 100M+ users to date 1M+ problems answered every day
35,000 classrooms
216 countries
Khan Academy usage across the globe

7. A new way of learning =
introduction to what Khan Academy is

8. 21st Century Technology: 21st Century Classroom

9. Using Blended Learning with Khan Academy
Why Blend?
Joins the best aspects of face to face and online instruction
Classroom time can be used to engage students in advanced interactive activities
Online time can address individual student needs
Khan Academy allows for blended learning to take place in the classroom

10. Teacher-Centered Instruction
Traditional style of teaching is NOT student-centered; teacher has power, students are passive learners; SAGE ON STAGE

11. Student-Centered Instruction
Blended learning makes student-centered instruction possible; students have power and are active learners; teacher is GUIDE ON THE SIDE

12. Student-Centered Learning
Empowers students to...
Take ownership over their own learning by driving their own progress
Fill in gaps and prevent new ones by moving in a mastery-based progression
Build strong math foundations
Be challenged
Allows teachers and coaches to...
Give personalized attention based on student need
Benefits of student-centered learning

13. Empowering teachers with DATA
Teachers and coaches can...
Access all of their students' data
See a class progress summary as a whole or dive into a particular student's profile to figure out exactly which topics are problematic or which skills are already mastered
Identify struggling students to immediately help them
Identify advanced students and provide challenges
Glance at their class profile dashboard and quickly figure out how to best spend their time teaching
Data empowers coaches; Khan Academy provides coaches with data for data-driven instruction

14. A Tour of
What Khan Academy provides

15. What KA provides: Practice Exercises Videos Hints Recommendations
Assessments
Challenges
Incentives
Goals
Personal Data
What Khan Academy provides

16. Khan Academy Exercises
Exercises have hints and videos for help and support; students get immediate feedback; practice for mastery

17. Khan Academy Videos
Videos are available to help students with exercises; explains the concepts in greater detail

18. Data-driven instruction
With just a glance, teachers and coaches can see how students are doing on a particular topic; coaches can identify struggling students, practicing students, and the levels of mastery. Coaches can use this information to provide direct help and assistance

19. Coach Resources: Student Progress
Coaches can see students’ progress across different topics; coaches can see what topic in particular that a student is struggling with; coaches can provide immediate intervention

20. Coach Resources: Class Stats
Coaches can see data for the entire class; time spent, struggles, proficiencies

21. Coach Resources: Student Stats
Coaches can focus in on one particular student to gather more information

22. will be used in our classroom
How
will be used in our classroom
introduction to what Khan Academy is

23. Khan Academy is one instructional tool in comprehensive learning; it’s one piece of the comprehensive instructional pie

24. How we will use Khan Academy in our class
During regular math classes:
Whole class - once a week in the resource room
Small groups - in the classroom for advanced, struggling or absent students.
At home: homework assigments (videos/skill practicing)
What for: Math instruction, skill practice, skill mastery, skill review, filling math “holes”, challenges.
Technology: resource room 1:1 , classroom – 3 computers
Let parents know how Khan Academy will be used in the classroom (CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR CLASSROOM’S USAGE).