The Kahn Academy has created a summer course for educators. The proceed at your own speed course (what else would you expect from the Kahn Academy) takes you through how the Kahn Academy works, what the teacher does, what the student sees, the principles that guide the full approach, mastery learning, and using analytics to improve instructions. The course is a combination of videos and activities.
I have been a fan since first watching Kahn’s TED talk and assigning his book (One World Schoolhouse) in a class. I was a fan of mastery learning long before Kahn had anything to do with education. As Kahn’s efforts have matured, his content and delivery system have advanced to the point of becoming a bit intimidating. This course is well worth the time if you are interested in using the system with your students.
