ISTE 2012- Blended Learning - Yes You Khan

Los Altos School District
http://www.tinyurl.com/lasd-innovation
http://www.lasdschools.org


Jeffrey Baier
Courtney Cadwell
Alyssa Gallagher
Kelly Rafferty
Kami Thordarson

Worked with Khan Academy Team in the intial setup

Data Driven Instruction
http://www.khanacademy.org/coach/demo
Sign up for a coach account in Khan Academy so you can track your students and see their progress.
Can see a snapshot per student and per class of the progress.

Students can track their own progress.  

Teacher toolkit:
http://www.khanacademy.org/toolkit




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Instructional strategies

Strategies to help meet each student's individual needs in a dynamic classroom environment

In an ideal Khan Academy classroom, students are not all silently working on laptops. Instead, classrooms are dynamic, social, and joyful! A few students may attend a seminar with the teacher while others work on a project; other students tutor their peers while some work alone. Every day is different, but there are some common elements that make this work well:



Strong classroom management
Clear expectations for each student for the entire class period
Strategic use of classroom space
With these three elements in your classroom, use the instructional strategies below when appropriate for your students.

1-on-1 (Teacher to student)

Use when…

You see a student has been struggling based on his/her data
You want to provide additional guidance and motivation
You want to check in on a student’s individual progress
You want to set goals and acknowledge accomplishments
Examples of implementation:

Look at a student's answer history on an exercise on which he/she is struggling, diagnose the errors or misconceptions, and prompt the student to discover the answer
Use the student’s individual KA data reports to review goals, discuss how the student has spent his/her time on KA, or talk about other relevant topics
Peer to peer

Use when…

A student is struggling with a topic that another is proficient in, and you're busy helping someone else
You want to enable many levels of differentiation in the class
Students start to plateau when working on their own
You want to reinforce students' knowledge by having them explain concepts to others
Examples of implementation:

Use the progress summary to pair up students
A classroom board that has two columns ("I need help with…" and "I can help with…") enables students to reach out and help each other
Small groups

Use when…

You want to tailor a lesson to meet the needs of a specific group of students
Examples of Implementation:

Use the progress summary to figure out which students need a seminar to reinforce certain concepts
Create groups based on skill-level and allow each group to work together on the concept with which they are struggling
Create mixed-ability groups with “experts” in each and have the “experts” to guide their peers in learning specific concepts
Projects

Use when…

You want students to apply the concepts mastered in KA and deepen their understanding
You want to develop real-world skills in leadership, teamwork, and problem solving
Examples of Implementation:

Using class data, create groups based on skill level and have each group work on a different project
When students finish a set of KA exercises, have them start a related project. You can prepare several projects ahead of time and have students complete them when ready
Stations

Use when...

You want to focus on a small group of students at a time
You want students to apply the concepts mastered in KA and deepen their understanding
You want to re-invest students in using KA
Examples of Implementation:

Create different stations that students rotate through during the class period (e.g., Station 1: watching KA videos, Station 2: working on a group project or challenge, Station 3: completing exercises, Station 4: small group with teacher)
Energizers

Use when…

You want to give students an opportunity to show off their math skills
You want to re-invest students in math/KA
Examples of Implementation:

“Rocket Runs”
Class is divided into teams at teacher’s discretion (e.g., split the room in half). Teacher chooses an exercise based on dashboard data or students each choose an exercise. One team is given 3 minutes to earn as many energy points as possible while other teams watch. Teacher projects dashboard data showing average energy points earned in real time. Repeat for all teams. The team with most points wins. (Thanks to the LASD teachers for this!)
Class vs. Class
Charts that track the amount of energy points earned by class are kept and updated daily or weekly. The class with the highest amount of energy points by the end of the week wins. Energy points should be measured and reset every week so that classes stay invested.
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