Recap

Khan Academy Implementation Models

Basic resources required to use Khan Academy

1. There are two essential resources required to implement Khan Academy.

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Different ways of using Khan Academy assignments in Class

Model 1: Teach, Assign and Practice

What is it?

• You can teach the topic and introduce the concept to students as per your plan or syllabus. Based on the availability of the infrastructure in your school, you can either use videos available on Khan Academy to teach the topic or you can continue the way you normally teach.
• After you introduce the concept to students, you can then assign a specific Khan Academy exercise aligned with the topic that has been taught.
• The students then take time in class to practice Khan Academy exercises.

What can you do to support teachers?

• Find out which of your teachers have chosen this model.
• Check whether these teachers have been able to get access to devices for all their students in the class.
• In case needed, coordinate with the computer teacher and school principal to make the school computer lab available for the teacher during this period.
• Make sure that at least 2 Khan Academy periods per week have been added to the school time table.

Model 2: Use Khan Academy for homework assignments

What is it?

• You can teach a topic in the classroom, and practice the exercises in the textbooks as you would normally do.
• Then assign the Khan Academy content to the students as homework assignments. Students can complete the assignments at home and master the exercises before they come to class.
• You can then review the scores of the students and select the skills/topic where students need more support. You can then re-teach or clarify doubts in your next class.

What can you do to support teachers?

• Support your teachers in connecting with parents.
• Help them by organizing a parent teacher meeting and if possible address the parents.
• In case students do not have access to devices at home, they must be given access to devices in school.
• Work with your teachers to identify these students and then ensure that these students are given additional support in school.

Model 3: Use Khan Academy for remediation/revision during exams

What is it?

• You can assign content as per the needs of the students.
• You can then identify one day a week for the student to work on their assigned topics to fill the gaps in their understanding.
• Similarly for revision, you can assign a mix of new and older skills or exercises so that students are constantly reviewing old topics while also learning new ones.
• Meanwhile as a teacher you will receive regular progress reports on the platform.

What can you do to support teachers?

• You are aware of the need for consistency in practice, about the tremendous potential Khan Academy platform. So during the exam months, support the teachers in making the shift needed in the routine in using Khan Academy for remediation and revision.