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Khan Academy at Marlborough School. Khan Academy at Oakland Unity High School. Khan Academy at Summit Prep. Khan Academy at Eastside College Prep. Khan Academy in Los Altos School District. Khan Academy at KIPP. Khan Academy at Marlborough School. Khan Academy at Oakland Unity High School. Khan Academy at Summit Prep. Khan Academy at Eastside College Prep. Khan Academy in Los Altos School District. Khan Academy at KIPP.

French is spoken by 110 million native speakers, is an official language in 29 countries and has 190 million non-native speakers around the world. This free online course is ideal for learners who have had some exposure to the French language and want to continue improving their knowledge and understanding of both grammar and vocabulary of this wonderful language. You will start this free course by improving your pronunciation skills. This is followed by learning more useful vocabulary and further expanding your ability to count numbers in French. You will also improve your understanding and knowledge of grammar rules, in particular, the use of adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. This course will be of interest to business professionals doing business in French speaking countries and who would like to communicate more effectively with their French speaking colleagues, and to individual students learning French who would like to continue improving their understanding of this language.<br />

Learn how to manage your classroom and spend more time teaching rather than disciplining

This is the final course in the three-course sequence (11.129, 11.130 and 11.131) that deals with the practicalities of teaching students. Areas of study will include: educational psychology, identification of useful resources that support instruction, learning to use technology in meaningful ways in the classroom, finding more methods of motivating students, implementing differentiated instruction and obtaining a teaching job.

This is a course about how research knowledge and other types of knowledge come to be actionable and influential in the world — or not. The course explores ways to make research knowledge more accessible, credible, and useful in the realm of public policy and practice, a project in which the course faculty collectively bring decades of professional experience, in both academic and non-academic roles.

The course addresses the politics of the policymaking process, the power of framing and agenda-setting, fads and paradigms in the design professions and society in general, how knowledge diffuses along knowledge and influence networks, and how varied types of knowledge (rational, craft, other) and deliberation shape decision-making and action. The course engages a number of guests to present case studies of research in use (and abuse) in varied fields, highlighting rich areas for potential research contributions, along with major conflicts in public values, political interests, ethical obligations, and more. The resulting dilemmas confront scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and others as they look to research — sometimes — for useful guidance, influence, or both.

This course is designed to prepare you for a successful student teaching experience. Some of the major themes and activities are: analysis of yourself as a teacher and as a learner, subject knowledge, adolescent development, student learning styles, lesson planning, assessment strategies, classroom management techniques and differentiated instruction. The course requires significant personal involvement and time. You will observe high school classes, begin to pursue a more active role in the classroom in the latter part of the semester, do reflective writings on what you see and think (journal), design and teach a mini-lesson, design a major curriculum unit and engage in our classroom discussions and activities.

This course explores how teachers can capitalize on what students bring to the classroom - their ideas, perceptions, and misunderstandings - to advance the learning of all students in the class, a practice we call “leveraging student thinking”.

In this course, we will actively explore a powerful framework, Reading Apprenticeship©—described in the book, Reading for Understanding. Through video clips, readings and practice, this course provides snapshots of a proven approach to helping readers use and master a set of powerful literacy tools that will help them enjoy and understand high-quality, complex texts in and beyond school. This course is for: - Educators interested in deepening literacy with innovative, proven strategies - Teachers (K-16) supporting readers in any content area - Administrators, curriculum specialists, and teacher leaders looking for literacy professional learning that will support their schools in meeting Common Core State Standards Learn more about the Reading Apprenticeship at WestEd

Learn how to use Khan Academy in your classroom. Start with the "Quick Start Guide" for 6 steps to get going!. An intro to Khan Academy. Quick start guide. What makes a Khan Academy classroom?. The role of the teacher. The role of the student. Data-driven instruction. Deciding on an implementation model. Using Khan Academy with limited resources. Using Khan Academy in higher education. Creating your account. Getting your class online. How to add a coach on Khan Academy. How to delete a student or class list. Technology set-up and maintenance. Device considerations. FAQs about accounts. Before the first day. First day agenda and materials. Systems and procedures. Engaging parents. Beyond the first day. Finding a place to start. Integrating Khan Academy into curriculum: creating and using playlists. Mapping to standards (including Common Core). Real-life examples of curriculum. Approaches to interactive learning. Classroom culture. Different types of learners. 1-on-1 coaching. Peer-to-peer tutoring. Small group instruction. Projects in a KA classroom. Project resources. Common challenges & possible solutions. Making your classroom more data-driven. Evolving your implementation. Sharing best practices. Share your story with us!. An intro to Khan Academy. Quick start guide. What makes a Khan Academy classroom?. The role of the teacher. The role of the student. Data-driven instruction. Deciding on an implementation model. Using Khan Academy with limited resources. Using Khan Academy in higher education. Creating your account. Getting your class online. How to add a coach on Khan Academy. How to delete a student or class list. Technology set-up and maintenance. Device considerations. FAQs about accounts. Before the first day. First day agenda and materials. Systems and procedures. Engaging parents. Beyond the first day. Finding a place to start. Integrating Khan Academy into curriculum: creating and using playlists. Mapping to standards (including Common Core). Real-life examples of curriculum. Approaches to interactive learning. Classroom culture. Different types of learners. 1-on-1 coaching. Peer-to-peer tutoring. Small group instruction. Projects in a KA classroom. Project resources. Common challenges & possible solutions. Making your classroom more data-driven. Evolving your implementation. Sharing best practices. Share your story with us!.

As a teacher you will need to establish appropriate relationships with many different groups within the school and the wider community. It is important for you to understand how critical these relationships are to student learning.

This course will provide a generally non-technical introduction to learning analytics and how they are being deployed in various contexts in the education field. Additionally, the tools and methods, ethics and privacy, and systemic impact of analytics will be explored, presenting a broad overview of the current state and possible future directions of the field. Capturing and analyzing data has changed how decisions are made and resources are allocated in the fields of business, journalism, government, military, and intelligence. Through better use of data, leaders are able to plan and enact strategies with greater clarity and confidence. Data is a value point that drives increased organizational efficiency and a competitive advantage. Analytics provide new insight and actionable intelligence. Companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Google, and Amazon are investing heavily in technologies and techniques to help individuals and organizations make sense of and unlock the value within big data. In education, the use of data and analytics to improve learning is referred to as learning analytics. Software companies, researchers, educators, and university leaders are starting to recognize the value of data in improving not only teaching and learning, but the entire education industry. The growth of online learning and open online courses generates new sources of data for researchers and educators to better understand the learning experience.

Khan Academy at Eastside College Prep. Khan Academy in Los Altos School District. Khan Academy at Summit Prep. Khan Academy at KIPP. Khan Academy at Oakland Unity High School. Khan Academy at Marlborough School. 60 minutes: Khan Academy in the classroom. NPR Story on KA Los Altos Pilots (June 2011). The Gates Notes: Administrators in Los Altos. The Gates Notes: Teachers in Los Altos. The Gates Notes: Students in Los Altos. The Gates Notes: Insights into students' progress. Khan Academy at Eastside College Prep. Khan Academy in Los Altos School District. Khan Academy at Summit Prep. Khan Academy at KIPP. Khan Academy at Oakland Unity High School. Khan Academy at Marlborough School. 60 minutes: Khan Academy in the classroom. NPR Story on KA Los Altos Pilots (June 2011). The Gates Notes: Administrators in Los Altos. The Gates Notes: Teachers in Los Altos. The Gates Notes: Students in Los Altos. The Gates Notes: Insights into students' progress.

How and why is the Earth constantly changing? How do scientists reconstruct events in Earth's geologic history? This course explores the origin and evolution of the Earth and provides resources for educational use.

How we teach has its foundation in how we were taught and how we learned. This course provides an opportunity for you to reflect on your personal and professional development as a teacher. Through reflection and portfolio development you will enhance your knowledge and understanding of how to promote learning.

Learn 3 high leverage ideas and techniques to thrive in your first (or fifteenth) year of teaching.

Get a grounding in facilitating a group of adult learners, in an online or face to face learning environment.

During the early childhood years children gain knowledge and skills that provide the foundation for later learning. Young children learn many of these skills through the interactions they have with their teachers. This course is intended to increase teachers’ knowledge about specific types of teacher-child interactions that promote young children’s development. The course will focus on helping teachers to offer emotionally supportive interactions to the children in their care.

Tinkering activities provide a powerful way to inspire students' interest, engagement, and understanding in science. The Tinkering Fundamentals course will help educators and enthusiasts develop a practice of tinkering and making. This course will focus on key design elements of high-quality, science-rich tinkering activities, effective facilitation strategies and environmental organization.

This course is designed to equip you with the basic academic, professional, and personal skills you will need to be successful in college.  You are probably already familiar with some of the skills and topics covered; others will be brand new ideas.  For example, perhaps you have already learned some effective test-taking strategies that work well for you, but you have never heard of the concept of learning styles.  Or, maybe you do know your learning style, but you want to improve your listening skills.  Each student will have a different skill set when they start this course.  In addition, some of the skills this course presents may take a lifetime to master!  The point of the course is to give you, a new college student or a person considering a college education, a purposeful, thorough review of the many tools and skills needed for success and to help you understand how you can improve each of the tools and skills over time.  Keep in mind that the terms “tools” and “resources” can refer to…

Founded in more than 25 years of research, this course will engage students in various forms of cooperative learning including STAD (Student-Teams Achievement-Divisions) which continues to empower students to work together to improve their understanding of mathematics concepts through a collaborative learning approach.