In June, we invited Khan Academy students to join us for a Summer of Scripting. Over the next 2 months, I sent weekly emails to thousands of students, reminding them with their weekly goals - plus we …
New tutorial: Using JS libraries
We've just added a new tutorial to our HTML/JS course about Using JS libraries in your webpage. In it, we walk through an example of using a simple slideshow library, give examples of many of the most …
HTML/JS: 1-day workshop lesson plan
As I mentioned in my recent post, I spend many of my weekends teaching in-person workshops for GDI SF, and I've started turning my workshops from traditional lecture style to self-paced style, using …
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BELL afterschool programs: teaching programming to close the achievement gap
BELL is a non-profit that runs after-school programs to expand the learning time and help close the achievement gap. This summer, they're piloting a program to teach programming in their summer …
New case study: Teaching JS to elementary schoolers
As part of our teaching guide, we have case studies that show the various ways that teachers use our curriculum across the world. I recently found out about an elementary school teaching JavaScript to …
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Our community’s programs, up on the big screen!
Every morning I wake up and browse programs on Khan Academy, and every morning I'm impressed with the creativity and productivity of our coding community. Seeing the wide range of programs that they …
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