Using Khan Academy for Enrichment and Remediation

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Room: 106E
Presenter:
Nicole Shoemaker, Hempfield
Audience: K-6
Description:
Khan Academy is a free, web-based resource that can be used in the classroom in a variety of ways. See how the new "Learning Dashboard" makes it even easier to use Kahn Academy for enrichment and how the traditional "Knowledge Map" allows you to use it for remediation. Students receive points and badges as motivation for their work. Coaches can see data of students' time spent, topics mastered, topics practiced and difficulties.


What is Khan Academy?

  • web-based
  • FREE!
  • multiple curriculum areas
  • remediation
  • enrichment
  • motivating
  • self-paced
  • able to be monitored by coaches

Using Khan Academy for Enrichment

  • content availability
  • time
  • management
  • motivation
  • monitoring
  • videos for each skill
  • practice to mastery
  • teacher controlled or led by Khan Academy
  • EVERY student has access what they need!

Using Khan Academy for Remediation

  • repeated instruction, as many times as necessary
  • missing background knowledge/skills
  • available content
  • management
  • motivation
  • video for each skill
  • practice, practice, practice
  • EVERY student has access to what they need!

Being a Coach on Kahn Academy

  • Easy set-up
  • Weekly emails
  • Data, data, data
  • Encourage students
  • Assign topics or practice
  • Monitor progress




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