For parents: Setting a daily learning schedule for elementary school students

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- All right, hi everyone.

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Thank you so much for
joining our parent webinar

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on how to create a schedule

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for your third through
fifth grade student,

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as well as how you can use Khan
Academy resources and tools

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to support your child's learning at home,

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so you can keep your day moving.

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I wanna take a moment to say
thank you to our sponsors,

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including Bank of
America, Google.org, AT&T,

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and Novartis for helping
us provide this support

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during school closures.

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Their support has made webinars,

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and resources like this possible.

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I also want to acknowledge
all you parents,

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grandparents, older siblings,

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and maybe even some teachers
who have joined us today.

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Thank you for taking
the time to learn more

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about how you can keep your
child learning at home.

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We are so grateful you're
turning to Khan Academy

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during these challenging times.

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My name is Shannon, and
I'm a former teacher,

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currently working on the
District Partnerships team

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at Khan Academy,

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and I'm so excited to be joined

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by two of my colleagues and friends,

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Dan who is on our marketing team,

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and Patty who works with me

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on the District Partnerships team.

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Patty will be answering your questions

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throughout the webinar,

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so please submit any questions you have

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throughout the presentation
in the question box,

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and she will get back to you there.

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And we'll also save about
10 minutes at the end

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to answer your questions live.

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Today's webinar will cover how to find,

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and utilize content on Khan Academy

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during the school closure period,

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as well as tips and best practices

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for setting up a daily
schedule for your child.

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This will hopefully be helpful to parents

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who are looking for ways to
keep their child learning

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during school closures,
and provide some structure,

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so that you can gain back time in your day

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for all the many tasks I'm
sure you have on your list

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beyond child care and homeschooling.

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This webinar will not cover
in detail account setup,

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or how to get started on Khan Academy.

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So if you're new, our
Remote Learning Guide,

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Quickstart Guide, is
a good place to start.

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If you go to the handout
that's linked in this webinar,

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you will see on the slide we have linked

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the Quickstart Guide, so you
can check that out there.

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Now, for a bit of
background on Khan Academy.

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We are a nonprofit organization,

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and our mission is to provide

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a free world-class education
to anyone, anywhere.

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Our content is standards aligned,

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and available in over 40 languages,

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covering multiple content areas.

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Your child can access
our resources on the web

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or through a mobile device.

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With more than a billion
children worldwide

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being impacted by school closures,

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we are experiencing soaring
demand for our free resources.

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We will continue to produce webinars

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and resources to support remote learning,

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So keep checking back to khanacademy.org

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for any upcoming webinars,

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and new resources as they are created.

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And now let's take a
look at what resources

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are available for your child.

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Khan Academy is possibly best known

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for our math content and math videos.

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But in addition to math,
we have a full range

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of subjects and increasing
range of subject areas.

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For your elementary school student,

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relevant content might include

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our English Language Arts content,

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which is in a work-in-progress state.

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You can expect to see
it change and evolve,

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as we continue to gather feedback.

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We also have a mastery
enabled grammar course,

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which covers third through
fifth grade grammar standards,

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a computer animation
and storytelling course.

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Both of these course were
created in partnership

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with Disney and Pixar,
and are highly creative.

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They involve computer-based
and tech free activities.

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We also have a computer
programming for beginners course,

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and Growth Mindset
activities for all ages.

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These activities offer
students an opportunity

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to reflect on their learning goals,

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and develop learning strategies

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that will likely benefit them

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as they adjust to their new
learning routine at home.

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Of our third through fifth grade content,

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one important thing to know,

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is only math and grammar
are mastery enabled,

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meaning students can work

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through an entire year's worth of content,

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and at their own pace,

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and track their progress along the way.

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You might be wondering, well,
how do I access this content?

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And the first step is to ensure

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that your child is logged in

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to their Khan Academy account.

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And from there, and as you
can see on the right side,

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you go up to Courses,

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and that will bring you to the menu

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displaying all content on Khan Academy.

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And your students can
access any exercises,

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quizzes, unit tests from there.

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But you have another option.

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On your child's homepage,

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they can select Edit
Courses to access content.

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And one benefit to
adding courses this way,

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is it will automatically recommend courses

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based off their grade level.

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So you can easily find what content

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is relevant for your child,

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and once they've selected
and saved those courses,

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it will always appear on their homepage,

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so it will be easy to access for them.

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And during this time of school closures,

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we've heard so much feedback and questions

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from parents and teachers,

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about how to structure a student's day,

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and keep the child learning,

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while still getting your own work done.

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We know how challenging it can be

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to juggle multiple priorities,

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and we hope that our
resources can help you achieve

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some semblance of
normalcy during this time.

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And in response to this feedback,

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we've created this set of schedules

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that give you a recommendation,

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or you can think of it as a starting point

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for structuring your day.

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Using the link on this page,

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you will see a template
for the daily schedules

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which go all the way from
pre-K to high school.

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So if you have younger
students or older students,

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you can see the schedules there.

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We put these schedules out,

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having heard that there was a need,

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but it's important to acknowledge

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that they won't just work
as-is for all families.

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You know your child best,

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so we encourage you to adapt
and change the schedule,

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to make it work for you and your child.

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And in our sample schedule
which you see here,

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the subjects outlined in green

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have resources available for your child

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on the Khan Academy.

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Your child's school might already be

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providing remote learning
guidance or tools,

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or the schedule might not work well

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with the routine you've
already established.

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So know our sample schedules are meant

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to be flexible and adaptable,

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to meet the needs of your family.

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You might not be able to stick
to the schedule every day,

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and that's more than okay.

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During these challenging times,

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everyone is just trying to do their best,

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so if all you can do is an hour of math,

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and an hour of reading
a day with your child,

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that's great, and that's enough.

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When you and your child are ready,

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you can always add additional subjects,

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or activities that might
interest your child.

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For a quick run-through of the
sample schedule we have here,

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we'll start our day with breakfast,

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followed by math.

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Some outdoor play if possible,

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or maybe a board game with a sibling,

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followed by English Language Arts,

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some silent reading time,

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grammar, and then end the day

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with some fun enrichment activities.

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Now we're gonna go through
each part of this schedule,

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and talk about what
resources you might use

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from Khan Academy.

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So starting our day like I mentioned,

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first thing to do is eat some breakfast,

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the most important meal of the day,

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and get out of your pajamas.

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It's time to get started with math.

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And depending on your child's grade level,

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second through fifth grade
math is likely a good place

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for them to get started.

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To move through the content more quickly,

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students can utilize
our Course Challenges,

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and Unit Tests.

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One practice we've seen effective,

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to fill in learning
gaps that your child may

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have developed over the years,

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is to have students start at kindergarten,

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and work through the content
for each grade level,

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before moving onto the next.

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This provides students a rare opportunity

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to fill in those gaps
that might hold them back

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in the future.

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If your child doesn't have too many gaps,

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it can typically get through
previous year's content

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in one to three hours.

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And for a quick overview
of our math content,

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here are the most important
things you need to know.

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Our math content is aligned
to Common Core standards,

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and it covers all standards

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from kindergarten up to early college.

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All math content is mastery enabled,

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so students can work
through an entire course

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at their own pace.

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As your child works through a course,

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they will be exposed to
various question types,

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receive instant feedback,

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and if they get stuck, they have access

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to step by step solutions,
videos, and articles.

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So before asking you for help,

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encourage them to check
out the learning resources

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that are built into Khan Academy.

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Students can also track their progress

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on this course in realtime,

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and as a parent, you
can track their progress

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on your parent dashboard.

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We recommend giving
students ample time to play,

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and get their heart pumping.

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After a break, students can jump

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into our English Language Arts content.

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You can expect to see more content added

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to each grade level over the next month.

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You can have your child
start at grade level,

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and practice one to two
practice sets per day,

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which should take about 20 minutes.

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If you notice the content is too easy,

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or too challenging for your child,

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you can have them move
up or down at any time.

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And our ELA content is aligned
to Common Core standards.

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Right now, our content includes practice

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for second through eighth grade standards,

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with ninth grade coming soon.

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The content is focused on
reading and vocabulary standards.

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As students work through assignments,

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they will be exposed to
interesting passage topics,

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related to science, social studies,

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and social emotional learning.

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And similar to our math content,

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students have access to instant feedback,

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and a worked rationale
for every answer choice

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if they get stuck.

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Our English Language Arts courses

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have a limited number of videos,

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but you can expect to see more added soon.

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Another option for your child

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during the English Language Arts block,

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is to check out our project-based,

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Imagineering in a Box course.

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In this exciting course,

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made in partnership with Disney,

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students will create a theme park

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of their very own, by getting
a behind the scenes look

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at how artists, designers,
and engineers come together

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to create theme parks.

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The course includes videos and articles,

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and activities, such as designing a menu,

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creating a ride simulator,

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and building a prototype character.

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The course is broken down
into three main lessons,

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with each lesson taking
a minimum of two hours.

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So one option, if you
wanna implement this course

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with your child, is to have them work

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through the lessons for about 30 minutes,

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one to two days per week,

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in place of their English
Language Arts content.

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And now we have arrived
at silent reading time,

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which your child is likely used to having

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in their regular school day.

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We have listed popular
books by grade level.

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You can see the link here,

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but encourage you to have
your child find something

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that they're interested in.

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And after silent reading,

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you can take a quick walk or break,

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and then your child can jump
into our grammar content.

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We recommend having your students start

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by taking the course
challenge a few times,

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to figure out what they know,

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and what skills they
still need to work on.

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And similar to our math content,

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our grammar course is
also mastery enabled,

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so your child can work through the skills

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at their own pace, and track
their progress along the way.

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The course covers skills related

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to third through fifth grade,

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standard American English standards,

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and every question has
a step by step solution,

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and aligned video to help support students

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as they work through the skills.

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And then for some tech free time,

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which is so important.

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Have your child take some time to journal,

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or respond to a writing prompt.

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This could be as simple
as having them write

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about their day, and how they're feeling,

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or you can have them create a story

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of their very own.

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On the schedule you'll see
some sample writing prompts

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you can pull from, but feel free

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to make these up on your own,

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or encourage your child
to make up a prompt.

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You can follow up writing
time with some lunch,

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and maybe an educational podcast.

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Podcasts are a great way to
keep your child learning,

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while reducing their time spent

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staring at a computer screen,

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and it also might give
you back a bit of time.

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There are a ton of great
podcasts for kids available,

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and we listed some examples,

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but encourage students to find something

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that they're interested in.

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And we'll end the day with enrichment.

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Some options include
Code.org's Express course,

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which is the block based
coding for beginner's course,

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where students will create
their very own story or game.

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And on Khan Academy, we also have

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a text based computer programming course,

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computer animation course,

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which was created in
partnership with Pixar,

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and Growth Mindset activities

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for elementary school students.

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And if you have an upper
elementary school student,

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so a fourth or fifth grader,

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or maybe you have a middle
or high school student,

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and they're interested
in computer animation,

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you can try our interactive
computer animation course.

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The course demonstrates how
traditional school subjects,

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such as math, science, and the arts,

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are a vital part of the everyday work

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put into Pixar's filmmaking process.

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In this course, students will
work through the many stages

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of the filmmaking process,

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including lighting, effects,
and set and staging.

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Similar to other content on Khan Academy,

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students within this course have access

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to instant feedback on exercises,

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step by step solutions for
every question they answer,

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and instructional videos to
guide them along the way.

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This content spans multiple grade levels,

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so not every lesson is appropriate

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for your fourth or fifth grader,

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but within the course, you
can access a lesson finder,

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and find content that's
relevant for your age,

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for whatever grade level
or age your child is.

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And lastly, our research based
Growth Mindset activities

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are especially relevant
during this challenging time

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of school closures.

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The activities provide a structured way

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for students to explore the science

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behind their brain, and the idea

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that they can learn anything.

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The Growth Mindset videos, and articles,

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and activities cover topics
such as the brain and learning,

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how to work through
mistakes and frustration,

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and how to set goals.

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With students adjusting

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to their new remote learning routine,

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these activities will provide a way

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for students to process and
reflect on their new normal,

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and set goals for learning remotely.

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And if you're just getting started

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with remote learning with your child,

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and are looking for more tips,

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and best practices to support
them and their learning,

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see the link for more information.

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We held a webinar last
week that covered a lot

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of tips for effective remote learning,

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so it might be worthwhile to check out.

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And again, I just wanna
say thank you so much

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for joining us, after what
I'm sure was a long day,

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and I'll be turning it
over to Patty and Dan

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for live Q and A,

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so if you have any further questions,

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you can reach out in the chat box

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for the next 10 minutes,

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but if you have any questions after that,

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reach out to our Help Center,

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and feel free to share this presentation

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with any other parents
who might find it helpful.

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Thank you so much.

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- Thank you Shannon.

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Hi everyone, I'm Dan,

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and I'll be moderating
the live Q and A portion

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of this session.

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And thank you Patty for joining me.

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Patty gets to do the hard work

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of actually providing the answers.

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Before we get to the
live questions section,

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please do two things for us.

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First, go to the Handout
section of this webinar.

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You can download the PDF
version of this presentation.

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It contains guidance
through the entire process

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that Shannon just walked through,

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so it has a great overview
of all of the content,

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both from the core courses that we have

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of math, ELA, but also
some of the other things

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that could create a mix
for your students and kids.

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Basically, you know, the
Pixar course is really fun,

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the computer animation courses,

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the computer programming courses,

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and it also has links to resources

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that we built specifically
for school closures,

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including recommended reading lists,

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writing prompts, and links
to other useful resources,

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and of course the suggested schedules

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and framework that Shannon
just walked you through.

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And the second thing
that we'd ask you to do

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is please, if you have any questions,

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add them to the question box,

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and we can get started
with the live portion

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of the Q and A.

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So let's go ahead.

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Patty, we have a question from Tracy.

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So Tracy says, "Hello, thank
you for having this webinar.

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"Please tell me, is this math
content Common Core based?"

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And then also Stephanie is asking,

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"Is the curriculum based
off of school districts,

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"and/or state expectations?"

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I think they're both speaking
to standards alignment.

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- Yeah, thanks so much Dan,

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and as well Tracy and Stephanie

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and everyone for being here with us today.

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So, at a large level, our math content

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is Common Core based.

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It is aligned to the Common
Cored state standards,

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and so when you think about that,

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that second question that Stephanie asked,

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is it based off of school
district or state expectations?

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If your state, which is
currently most states,

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use Common Core standards,

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then it would be aligned
to the same standards

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that your child, or your student,

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is gonna be learning in school.

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- Great.

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And then I think, here's
a question from Sharon.

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This is a great question,

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because I think a lot of folks probably

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don't really understand this.

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Please explain what mastery enabled means?

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- Yes.

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So mastery is something
that at Khan Academy,

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we're really passionate about,

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and one of the reasons that
we're passionate about it,

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is because there are many research studies

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that have showed that students being able

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to learn a particular skill,

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and become fluent at it,

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and then also have longterm retention,

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meaning that if they come
back to that same skill

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after a specific amount of time,

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and they're able to show that
they still know that skill,

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that means they've mastered that skill,

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and so when we think about mastery,

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and what Shannon was talking
about mastery enabled,

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it means that the mechanism of getting

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to that fluency, and
that longterm retention,

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the course allows you to be able

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to kind of see that progress
that a student might make,

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and so if you're a little bit familiar

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with Khan Academy, if
you're not yet that's okay,

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that's why we're here,

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the mastery enabled system
hits different levels,

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and so a student gets to go, you know,

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for a particular skill,

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you can think about understanding area,

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potentially for that fifth grade kiddo.

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They are gonna first be
at not attempted, right?

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They maybe don't know anything
about an area quite yet,

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and then if they practice
this skill the first time,

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they might get to familiar, right?

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Maybe they got some questions right,

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maybe they got some questions wrong,

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but they have some sort of
level of familiarity with area,

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with how to find the area.

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And then from there, the
next time that student goes

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and tries that same skill,

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to try to demonstrate that they know area,

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maybe they get all the questions correct,

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and so they get to proficiency.

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They get to certain level,
they're aware of what area is.

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And where mastery comes in,

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is that, as I mentioned
longterm retention,

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so a student is then able to come back,

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show that they still
know how to find the area

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of a particular object,

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which means that they
would get to mastered.

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So mastery enabled, in short,

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is the mechanism that
we use on Khan Academy,

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to be able to show a student's progress,

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to get to a really, really strong level

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of mastering a particular skill.

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And you can learn more about that too,

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sorry Dan, in, we have various resources.

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Even right now if you open your browser,

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and Google like Khan Academy
mastery learning system,

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there's a really nice Help Center article

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that will pop up to help you
kind of get more familiar

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with the levels, as you're
supporting your student,

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your child, with some of this learning.

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- So, very much related to that,

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we have a question from Carla Jodie,

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who asked, "One of my
children is in first grade,

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"another is in fourth, but he
is doing second grade math.

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"Should we start with first grade in Khan,

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"and go through the assessments
she just mentioned,"

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or Shannon just mentioned, I guess,

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"then go to second, or to
start at second grade?"

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So I think this is
really perfectly aligned

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to what you just mentioned
in terms of math,

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in terms of mastery.

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- Yeah, of course.

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So Carla and Jodie, you know,

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thinking about where to
get a student started,

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where to get your child started?

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We've seen various
different tactics that work.

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We've worked with some districts,

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there was one district in Pennsylvania

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that we worked with that actually started

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the entire district,

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you can imagine their elementary school,

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they all started at
the kindergarten level,

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and so what was really cool,

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is that they were able to make progress

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through the mastery
system, at their own pace,

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so if there was a student, you know,

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that spent maybe a couple
hours on kindergarten,

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and then moved to first and so on,

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it made sure that they had a
consistent set of knowledge,

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as they were nearing
let's say third grade,

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if that was the grade they were in,

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or as they were nearing fifth grade,

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if that was the grade they were in.

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So I would say, you know,

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depending on how familiar you are

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with your students current grasp

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of either the second grade math content,

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or the second grade math content,

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let them maybe try out that content,

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like start them at their grade level,

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and if it seems like they're
struggling a little bit,

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maybe I would say have them
restart with first grade,

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and if they go through
it quickly, that's great.

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Or if maybe, you know,
they're taking it slow,

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and they wanna be
really, really effective,

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and make sure they're getting

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to master down all the skills,

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that might again make
sure to fill in any gaps

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that they might have

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from the previous grade level standards.

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So I would say let your
student maybe, you know,

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try it out, see how they're handling it,

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and then if for some reason

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they need a little bit more support,

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you can always go back to
the previous grade level.

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I personally, I was a
middle school math teacher,

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and by the time students
come to middle school, right,

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all different types of
various experiences.

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I was always a big fan
of spending a little bit

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of time reviewing, and on the math side,

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I really think it's helpful for kiddos

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to feel confident and
have some early wins.

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- Yeah, and Patty I would add,

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you know, Tim Vandenberg, who's a teacher

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who's been working with Jeremy
on our teacher webinars,

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you know his advice is to
start from kindergarten,

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you know regardless of
what grade you're in,

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and, you know, I think
that gets over the stigma,

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because everyone's
starting at kindergarten,

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and then getting practice,

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and building up their skillset

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while kind of filling
the Swiss cheese gaps

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that Sal always talks about.

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So I don't think there's anything wrong

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with starting earlier, if that's helpful,

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but obviously every
student and every child's

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gonna be going at their own pace,

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and I think that's one of the great things

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that Khan Academy does, is
it helps you move you along,

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if you're already there.

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It helps fills in gaps if
you have some gaps as well.

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So, I think there's plenty
of options available.

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- Yep, that's great.

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- So Patty we have a
question from Pradeep.

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Any question, sorry, any
specific device do you use,

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like Chromebook, laptop, or
can an iPad be sufficient?

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- That's a great question Pradeep.

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You can use any of those,

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and also any sort of smartphone,

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or browser that is available to you

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on a mobile device,

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so if you, you know, if
your student, I would say,

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or child is used to using a Chromebook,

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maybe go with that, right,

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especially if they do
have a Chromebook at home,

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potentially their district
gave them to them.

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Or if they're more
comfortable with an iPad,

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then maybe go with that option.

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And if potentially you have
multiple children at home,

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you can also always, you know,

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alternate potentially what
device you have available,

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but really Khan Academy,
including our younger tool,

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which is Khan Kids, available...

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Khan Kids specifically through the iPad,

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because it's an app,

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but Khan Academy and everything
that Shannon discussed,

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you can use any of those.

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So Chromebook, laptop, iPad mobile phone.

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- Perfect.

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And then Tamara asks,

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"Can I add my daughter's
account from school

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"to her home account?"

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- Yes.

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So this is where if, you know,

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depending on the email address

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that your student is using at school,

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versus the email address
they're using at home,

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they might have two separate accounts,

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but the cool thing is for you as a parent,

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you can have visibility into either.

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So we have as part of our resources,

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a Quickstart Guide, how to
get started as a parent,

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so once you download if you haven't yet,

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the slides for this webinar,

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I would look through there
in that last section,

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to be able to see one of the
parent Quickstarts Guides

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on how you can either add your
daughter's school account,

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or your daughter's home account,

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so you have visibility
to both as a parent.

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- Great.

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So Shauna asks, "Once you
do a course challenge,

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"do you go back and complete
each sections of work,

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"or if you have a score, do you move on

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"to the challenge in
the next grade level."

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- Yeah Shauna, I think
this is a great question,

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often one we get from teachers,

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in thinking about, you know,

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when is the right time to move a student

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through onto the next course potentially,

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or also the next unit?

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So when it comes to the course challenge,

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I would say, you know,

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if your student, child, gets through that,

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and gets every single question correct,

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I would say the threshold usually, we,

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you know, if they get everything correct,

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then that student is showing that

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for the skills in that particular course,

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they're proficient, right?

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Like they are pretty solid,

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they have a very strong solid foundation,

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they comprehend what is happening,

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and from there, I would say,

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moving them on is a good idea.

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Just letting them again go
through the second course,

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and moving on to the next course.

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If for some reason that student,

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I would say, the threshold

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where we kind of pause a little bit,

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is if they get below an 80%,

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so after the course challenge.

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If they don't have the proficiency grasp

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on 80% of the course content,

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then it's a really good idea

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to have that student go through each unit.

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Again, they might move a little bit faster

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through some units in that course.

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They might move a little bit slower

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through some units in that course.

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That is totally okay,

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but we wanna make sure again
like Dan mentioned earlier,

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that we're really not letting
any of those gaps form,

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and so students are really able

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to progress through content

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at a pace that makes sense for them.

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And so, check in a little bit,

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see how the course challenge goes,

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and kind of figure that out,

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based on their score for that.

00:27:36.028 --> 00:27:37.390
- Perfect, thank you Patty.

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So, we have a question from Micah.

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Most schedules begin with math

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at the beginning of the day.

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Is there a significance to this order

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of math being first in the day?

00:27:47.230 --> 00:27:48.957
- Yeah, so this is a great question,

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and of course I must admit,

00:27:51.130 --> 00:27:52.350
as a former math teacher,

00:27:52.350 --> 00:27:54.279
I might have some bias here,

00:27:54.279 --> 00:27:57.698
and I think as many Khan
folks being very fond of math,

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I think essentially, you know,

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at the beginning of the day,

00:28:02.750 --> 00:28:05.060
your mind is typically the most fresh,

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and when we think about students, right,

00:28:06.970 --> 00:28:08.780
who are traditionally going to school

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at a certain time,

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so we wanna kind of
mirror that same ability

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for students to have a really fresh mind,

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to really dive deeper
into the core subjects

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at the beginning of the day.

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And so we know one of the core
subjects is obviously math.

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They just had breakfast, hopefully,

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you know, they're ready to learn,

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which is why essentially we put math

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towards the beginning of the day,

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and that's what we recommend.

00:28:30.581 --> 00:28:32.090
- Yeah, perfect.

00:28:32.090 --> 00:28:34.010
So I think we have time
for one more question.

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I can answer this and you
can chime in as well Patty.

00:28:36.270 --> 00:28:38.620
Pamela, do we need to sub,

00:28:38.620 --> 00:28:40.587
Pamela asks, "Do we need a subscription

00:28:40.587 --> 00:28:43.367
"to Khan Academy, to access
any or all of the materials

00:28:43.367 --> 00:28:46.187
"on Khan Academy, or
is this entirely free?"

00:28:47.030 --> 00:28:49.906
So I would say, this is entirely free.

00:28:49.906 --> 00:28:52.787
We ask for a subscription,
there is no subscriptions.

00:28:52.787 --> 00:28:54.820
You basically need an email account

00:28:54.820 --> 00:28:57.290
to login so that we can track progress,

00:28:57.290 --> 00:28:58.760
and we can serve, you know,

00:28:58.760 --> 00:29:00.120
and serve you the appropriate mat,

00:29:00.120 --> 00:29:01.580
you know, the materials,

00:29:01.580 --> 00:29:06.580
but we are 100% free for
parents, teachers, and students.

00:29:09.700 --> 00:29:11.550
Anything you wanna add there Patty?

00:29:11.550 --> 00:29:13.947
- No, I think you said it right Dan.

00:29:13.947 --> 00:29:17.690
We're committed to being
able to support all of you,

00:29:17.690 --> 00:29:19.650
and being able to share all of the wealth

00:29:19.650 --> 00:29:22.830
of resources and content
that we have for free.

00:29:22.830 --> 00:29:23.663
- Awesome.

00:29:23.663 --> 00:29:26.250
So I think that's all the time
we have for live questions,

00:29:26.250 --> 00:29:28.300
so thanks Shannon for presenting,

00:29:28.300 --> 00:29:31.260
and thank you Patty for
answering all of the questions.

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And then I wanted to
thank you the audience

00:29:33.110 --> 00:29:35.470
for taking the time out
of your busy evenings

00:29:35.470 --> 00:29:36.370
to be with us.

00:29:36.370 --> 00:29:39.550
We know this is an extremely
busy time for all of you,

00:29:39.550 --> 00:29:41.760
and we appreciate you investing your time

00:29:41.760 --> 00:29:43.210
into this session.

00:29:43.210 --> 00:29:46.330
If you miss anything, or if
you wanna go back and review,

00:29:46.330 --> 00:29:47.930
for those of you who registered,

00:29:47.930 --> 00:29:50.730
this recording will
automatically be emailed to you,

00:29:50.730 --> 00:29:51.960
once it gets posted,

00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:54.340
and then for those of you who might know

00:29:54.340 --> 00:29:56.160
of other folks who would
be interested in this,

00:29:56.160 --> 00:29:57.620
we'll be making this available,

00:29:57.620 --> 00:29:59.800
and post it online for reference.

00:29:59.800 --> 00:30:02.320
And then also we have
quite a few other resources

00:30:02.320 --> 00:30:04.860
that we're building on a
daily basis for you all,

00:30:04.860 --> 00:30:07.298
and this is available at KhanAcademy.org.

00:30:07.298 --> 00:30:09.730
So please come back and visit often.

00:30:09.730 --> 00:30:12.950
We're building things, like
I said, daily for you all.

00:30:12.950 --> 00:30:14.300
And then before we sign off,

00:30:14.300 --> 00:30:16.620
we'd ask you to do one more thing for us.

00:30:16.620 --> 00:30:18.510
There's a poll that
pops up at the very end

00:30:18.510 --> 00:30:20.590
of this webinar, and we would like you

00:30:20.590 --> 00:30:22.510
to give us feedback on two things.

00:30:22.510 --> 00:30:24.760
First, how could we make future iterations

00:30:24.760 --> 00:30:26.920
of this session even better for you all,

00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:28.570
and then secondly what kind of sessions

00:30:28.570 --> 00:30:30.282
would you like to see from us next?

00:30:30.282 --> 00:30:32.364
In fact this session
was actually structured

00:30:32.364 --> 00:30:34.250
and created based on feedback

00:30:34.250 --> 00:30:35.784
from the first session we created.

00:30:35.784 --> 00:30:38.350
Many of you asked for more insights

00:30:38.350 --> 00:30:41.060
in terms of scheduling
and finding content,

00:30:41.060 --> 00:30:42.550
and so I just wanna let you all know

00:30:42.550 --> 00:30:44.480
that we're listening,
we're here to support you,

00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:46.890
and your feedback is very welcome,

00:30:46.890 --> 00:30:49.455
and we try to incorporate
it in everything that we do,

00:30:49.455 --> 00:30:51.360
so thank you for that.

00:30:51.360 --> 00:30:53.296
And in closing, we just want you to know

00:30:53.296 --> 00:30:56.543
that we recognize you're
juggling a lot as parents,

00:30:56.543 --> 00:30:59.620
as, you know, guardians, as grandparents,

00:30:59.620 --> 00:31:01.640
as well as nannies, I saw somebody post

00:31:01.640 --> 00:31:04.280
a call out for nannies in the questions.

00:31:04.280 --> 00:31:06.328
This is uncharted territory for all of us,

00:31:06.328 --> 00:31:08.600
and we here at Khan
Academy want to remind you

00:31:08.600 --> 00:31:11.890
that it's really important
that you be kind to yourselves

00:31:11.890 --> 00:31:12.822
in this period.

00:31:12.822 --> 00:31:14.610
There's lots happening,

00:31:14.610 --> 00:31:16.960
and you're juggling work,
you're juggling parenting,

00:31:16.960 --> 00:31:19.360
and you're juggling education,
all at the same time,

00:31:19.360 --> 00:31:20.680
and so we're here to support you,

00:31:20.680 --> 00:31:22.950
and we want you to be kind to yourselves.

00:31:22.950 --> 00:31:24.380
And we want you to know that we recognize

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:25.213
that you've got this.

00:31:25.213 --> 00:31:28.740
This is gonna be something
that you're gonna do very well.

00:31:28.740 --> 00:31:31.760
And so, with that, from
all of us at Khan Academy,

00:31:31.760 --> 00:31:33.710
you know, thanks again, and good night.


Character actions in stories

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Kind: captions
Language: en

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- [David] Hello, readers.

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Today it is a time for action.

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(horn blares)

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Yes, sound the horn of action,

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because today we're
going to be talking about

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character actions in stories.

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Understanding what characters do

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is key to your success as a reader.

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The way characters behave
towards themselves,

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towards others, towards objects,

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can tell us a lot about them

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and can give us clues to the
larger messages in a story.

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Character actions are what
drive a story forward.

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Let my co-worker Kim read you a story

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in which nobody takes any actions.

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- [Kim] Once upon a time,
there was a magical kingdom

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in which nobody ever did anything.

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Nobody baked bread or called
their friends on the phone

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or played video games
or soccer or basketball

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or wrote books or ate yogurt.

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They didn't even nap.

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They just sat there.

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(Kim yawns)

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It was a very boring kingdom.

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- [David] Why, thank you, Kim.

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Without character action,
there is no story.

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Let's try that again.

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I'll blow the horn of action
and Kim you do that again,

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but this time let's throw
in some character decisions.

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All right, lights, camera, horn of action.

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(horn blares)

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- [Kim] The magical kingdom of Belchantry

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was abuzz with activity.

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Bakers baked, ballers shot hoops,

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yogurt smiths made yogurt.

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The young princess Lulabell
practiced her swordplay.

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And on a great tower on
the outskirts of town

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an evil wizard put the
finishing touches on a spell

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that would bring terrible
darkness to the land.

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- [David] See, now that's
a story I wanna hear.

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Character actions and decisions
have to drive the story.

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It's about what characters choose to do,

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not just about the world around them.

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There could be a big, scary storm,

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but that's not character action.

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It's about how the
characters react to the storm

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that matters, that shapes the story.

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What do characters do in times of trouble

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or when their friends need help?

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That's when you can learn
the most about them.

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Actions speak louder
than words, after all.

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What motivates these characters?

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Why do they act the way they act?

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What are the values or
beliefs that drive them?

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What are their goals?

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And what does that tell us
about the message of the story?

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Sometimes characters don't
behave in the way that we expect,

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like villainous characters may seem nice

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in order to do evil things.

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If we think about "The Three Little Pigs."

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If the Big Bad Wolf is going
door to door and saying,

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"Hello, little pig.

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"It's me, your new neighbor,
the Small Nice Wolf.

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"And I brought you some cookies."

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If you're the pig looking out the window,

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you should open the door, right?

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Heek no!

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The wolf is trying to
trick you, lock the door.

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What's interesting about
looking at character actions

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is they can help us see
how characters change

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throughout a story.

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In the film "Moana,"

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the demi-god character Maui

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begins as a selfish tricky character,

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but by the end of the movie he's changed

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and he cares about Moana and helps her.

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We can see that because of his actions.

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He begins by stealing Moana's boat

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and stranding her on an island,

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and he ends by sacrificing his
magic fish hook to help her.

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Sorry for "Moana" spoilers.

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Characters in stories can be
complex, just like real people.

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The way they behave might surprise you.

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And if it does, ask yourself,
why is this a surprise?

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Why is this character
behaving in this way?

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Look for evidence throughout a text

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to help you understand
the way characters act.

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If you've insight into
their thoughts or feelings,

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that can be a great place to start.

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But, for now, I'm going to take
action by ending this video.

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You can learn anything, David out.