Introduction to Khan Academy (KA International team)

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A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere

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Introducing Khan Academy - mission, scope, approach, case studies. Presentation by Paulette Altmaier, Head of Education Partnerships and International at Khan Academy. Presented at Khan Academy Symposium, Dublin, Ireland Sept 27, 2014. #KAireland

Transcript of Introduction to Khan Academy (KA International team)

  • 1. A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere

2. 190countries500,000+registered educators10,000,000+unique monthly users2,500,000,000+problems answeredScale 3. Who uses Khan Academy? Individual learners in school andcollege Grassroots classroom use Out-of-school programsLearning Resource not a MOOC 4. From struggling to PrincetonUniversity 5. Khan Academy in theClassroom 6. Khan Academy LearningPhilosophy Mastery-based for a strongfoundation Personalized to meet eachstudents needs Based on research 7. Expanding content math ourexemplar 8. Personalized LearningDashboard 9. Personalized learning student aids 10. Personalized learning teacher aids 11. ...positive relationships were foundbetween Khan Academy use andbetter-than-expected achievementand non-achievement outcomes,including level of math anxiety andconfidence in one's ability to domath.85% (of teachers) reported thatthe use of Khan Academy hadpositively affected their studentslearning and understanding of thematerial overall 12. Engaging parents 13. Lima, Peru 14. Port-au-Prince, Haiti 15. Dhaka, Bangladesh 16. Ulaanbataar, Mongolia 17. Dordrecht, Netherlands 18. Akhpradzor, Armenia 19. Maharashtra, India 20. Jakarta, Indonesia 21. Warsaw, Poland 22. Ramallah, Palestine 23. So Paulo, Brazil 24. Rangoon, Burma 25. Makhaza, South Africa