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

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

2. 190
countries
500,000+
registered educators
10,000,000+
unique monthly users
2,500,000,000+
problems answered
Scale

3. Who uses Khan Academy?
• Individual learners in school and
college
• Grassroots classroom use
• Out-of-school programs
Learning Resource – not a MOOC

4. From struggling to Princeton
University

5. Khan Academy in the
Classroom

6. Khan Academy Learning
Philosophy
• Mastery-based for a strong
foundation
• Personalized to meet each
student’s needs
• Based on research

7. Expanding content – math our
exemplar

9. Personalized Learning
Dashboard

10. Personalized learning –
student aids

12. Personalized learning –
teacher aids

13. “...positive relationships were found
between Khan Academy use and
better-than-expected achievement
and non-achievement outcomes,
including level of math anxiety and
confidence in one's ability to do
math.”
“85% (of teachers) reported that
the use of Khan Academy had
positively affected their students’
learning and understanding of the
material overall”

14. Engaging parents

16. Lima, Peru

17. Port-au-Prince, Haiti

18. Dhaka, Bangladesh

19. Ulaanbataar, Mongolia

20. Dordrecht, Netherlands

21. Akhpradzor, Armenia

22. Maharashtra, India

23. Jakarta, Indonesia

24. Warsaw, Poland

25. Ramallah, Palestine

26. São Paulo, Brazil

27. Rangoon, Burma

28. Makhaza, South Africa