How can Khan Academy be used for remote learning during school closures?

Hello parents and teachers,

With concerns growing over the coronavirus (COVID-19), we know many of you are making plans to keep learning going should your school need to close. As parents and teachers ourselves, we know there’s a lot on your minds, from health and safety to child care and jobs.

We want to do everything we can to support you. We are a nonprofit organization with free educational resources.

We are having daily (weekdays) 9 am PST/12 EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents, and teachers navigating school closures.

Here are guides we’ve created for you:

Parents

• Daily schedules for students ages 4-18 to keep learning using Khan Academy during school closures
• Parent Quick Start Guide
• Parents: Frequently Asked Questions About Supporting Your Child’s Learning During School Closures
• A free webinar for parents is taking place Wednesday, March 18, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT. Recordings will be available for those who can not attend.

Teachers

• Free Teacher Resources
• Watch a recording of a free webinar for teachers who would like to learn how to use Khan Academy.

Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents.

What is Khan Academy? We offer exercises, quizzes, and tests so students can practice and master skills, as well as instructional videos to help students learn or review material.

• Khan Academy has a library of standards-aligned lessons covering kindergarten through early college math, grammar, science, history, AP® courses, SAT® preparation, and more.
• Students can practice skills with exercises, quizzes, and mastery challenges and get immediate feedback and support.
• Khan Academy is available in 40 languages.
• Students without laptops can access the Khan Academy website or use the Khan Academy app on smartphones.

Teachers get tools and reports designed specifically for them.

• Teachers can easily assign students an entire course—Algebra 1 or AP Biology, for example—a specific unit, or a specific skill.
• Teachers can easily track student progress with our reports.

School and teacher resources: How can you use Khan Academy?

We have several resources including a step-by-step Welcome Guide and a series of online videos featuring real teachers demonstrating how to use Khan Academy to assign instructional videos and practice skills and monitor student progress. All these resources are available at Teacher Essentials. Teachers can also join our #TeachWithKhan Facebook group.

How to get started:

1. Create free accounts from our home page.
2. Take a tour of our free content.
3. Check out our teacher and parent resources, and learn how you can easily assign students a course to master.

More questions? Visit our help center.

Khan Academy Kids for Early Learners

If you have a child ages two to seven, we recommend our free app, Khan Academy Kids. In addition to building early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math skills, the app encourages creativity and builds social-emotional skills. It is 100% free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. Khan Academy Kids is available on iTunes, Google Play, and the Amazon App store.

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization.

Our mission is to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. We are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19, and are here to assist communities with their learning needs. Check back with us in the coming days and weeks as we are updating our resources for you.

Sincerely,

The Khan Academy team