LearnStormKhan Academy’s Learning Challenge

Bay Area Pilot, Spring 2015

• Introduce LearnStorm, a challenge designed to build a student’s ability to learn anything

• Discuss how LearnStorm can support your existing work in your classroom

• Explore ways to share LearnStorm in your classroom and at your school

Aims for today

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• Students enjoy learning with Khan Academy

• Fun and supportive learning environment

• Gamification features (e.g., points, badges) create an enjoyable learning experience

• Teachers value Khan Academy as a resource

• Thousands of interactive practice problems, and learning supports for their students

• Common Core standards coverage and grade alignment

Motivations behind LearnStorm: what Khan Academy knows about its

work in schools

Core question: How can we help the most students without adding to a teacher’s work or changing classroom practice in any way?

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LearnStorm Introduction VideoNote: to view this video, you will need to be in presentation mode and connected to the internet. You will then click this image to take you to this youtube video.

LearnStormA Bay Area pilot

A 3-month learning challenge where students can earn recognition for

themselves, their school, and even their city by mastering math skills on Khan Academy. By doing so, students can build a growth mindset that will

help them learn anything.

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Details on LearnStorm• Points will be awarded for achievement and hustle, including all

types of learners grades 3-12

• Achievement points–earned for each skill practiced, and every level of mastery earned

• Hustle points –earned for working at your learning edge, putting in effort and growing

• Leaderboards will show points for individuals, schools and cities, encouraging a team-based spirit

• Leaderboards rank individuals, schools and cities on total points AND points per eligible student

• Schools can also earn recognition by signing up students and hitting pre-set points thresholds

• Fun weekly/monthly challenges will extend beyond traditional Khan Academy exercises and encourage students to test their grit and know-how

• An in-person Finals Event with fun prizes will celebrate all participating schools

Free and easy to join from anywhere with an internet connection!

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Timeline

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Registration opens

-Signup your classes and encourage your students

Challenge Starts

-Share rankings with students and online

Challenge Continues

-Continue to recognize student success and contribution to school success

Celebration

-Join other teachers and learners at the final, in-person event!

Three simple steps to bring LearnStorm to your classroom

• Find an opportunity to share LearnStorm with your students and parents

• Example opportunities: Math Class, Student Homeroom, parent night, etc.

• Go to the LearnStorm resources page at: learnstorm2015resources.com/ to find resources to share this challenge with your students and parents

• Signup your class and encourage your students to sign-up once registration opens

• Send out a note to all and parents

• Go to learnstorm2015resources.com/ to find emails, handouts, and simple sign-up details to share with your students and parents

• Identify fun, simple ways to check-in and celebrate participation and success throughout the challenge

• Example ways: Friday LearnStorm Celebration in last 10 mins of math class, posters in your classroom showing individual and school progress on leaderboards

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Khan Academy Support

To learn more, go to: https://www.khanacademy.org/learnstorm#faq

For resources to share with your students and parents, go to:

http://www.learnstorm2015resources.com/

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