Welcome to the Fall 2024 edition of Sal Khan’s Quarterly Newsletter for District Leaders.
Welcome to the first edition of Sal Khan’s Quarterly Newsletter for District Leaders. As we enter the third quarter of 2024, we’re thrilled to share a bit about our world at Khan Academy, and join you in exploring recent discoveries and ideas in the world of AI for education.
Innovation
Sal’s Thoughts on AI for District Leaders
More on Writing Coach
- Here is a full demo of the Writing Coach tool Sal mentioned above.
- You can hear more from our product leader for Writing, Sarah Robertson on our blog. We’ve been covering how Sarah and her team have been building AI writing tools for teachers and a Writing coach for Students. We also have a great session recorded for Administrators on how to harness AI for Improved Literacy Scores.
Participation
Events
- EdTech Literacy expert Sarah Robertson (Former CommonLit, now Product Leader at Khan Academy) gave a small group of Administrators a deep dive into how technologists in Silicon Valley are trying to solve age-old problems in the ELA classroom. The focus of this webinar was the evolution of Khan Academy’s Writing Coach tool for students and the newly released Teacher view. Watch the recording here.
- Administrators interested in specific use cases for AI are invited to join a webinar hosted by College Board and Khan Academy on the topic of AI for SAT test prep. Recording is available..
Research
- From AI-powered tools created specifically for administrators to strategies for enhancing teacher and student engagement, these opportunities offer a chance to pilot new features and approaches, provide valuable feedback, and help shape practical solutions for today’s school districts and classrooms. Click here to join the national community of administrators willing to contribute to research on this important topic.
- We are seeking high school Algebra 1 and Geometry classrooms to participate in three, 50-minute field tests across 2025. These field tests will offer students the opportunity to have a learner-centered, AI-powered assessment experience that measures and values what they know and can do. The data gathered from this pilot will be used to shape the future of assessment at Khan Academy. We’ll work with you to ensure the sessions fit seamlessly into your schedule with minimal disruption. Interested in bringing this pilot to your district? Let us know.
District Voices
District stories
- School City of Hobart is leading the country in harnessing AI for learning and teaching. Khan Academy is proud of our district partnership with Hobart, and in this discussion, you can hear Sal in conversation about AI for ELA with Superintendent Peggy Buffington, PhD, and Tim Krieg, PhD, of School City of Hobart in Indiana.
- Khan Academy partners with State Departments of Education and individual Districts to bring safer, learning-focused AI tools to millions of students and teachers. Learn more about our recent partnerships with Arizona and New Hampshire.
In other news
What we’re reading
- TeachAI resources for schools: Several leaders at Khan Academy are on the TeachAI steering committee. TeachAI resources are developed for local, state, and national education systems worldwide who are developing guidance on the responsible use of AI, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, and building the capacity of all stakeholders to understand AI and use AI effectively. Today, we’re sharing a toolkit that may also inform the early stages of developing policies and procedures, whether mandatory or voluntary. We hope it’s helpful!
- Along with the National Education Association President, Becky Pringle, Khan Academy’s Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Kristen DiCerbo was named TIME Magazine 2024 Top 100/AI Leader in Education. We were thrilled to see Kristen and Becky on the list, but think Education deserves even more space on the list!
Before We Go
- Let your colleagues know they can sign up for this newsletter, at this link.
Thanks so much for reading!
Warmly,
The Khan Academy Team
