Over the past nine months Shawn and I have been involved in a project with the Girard and Pollinate Foundations focusing on how schools can radically transform themselves to improve student learning and teaching methods. It is our belief that the incremental movement that education as a whole experiences, is similar to a snail’s pace and that the world outside is changing and adapting at a far faster pace. This disparity is continuing to increase student’s disconnect between learning and the concept of school. Over the next few weeks, we will share much of our research and provide concrete ideas to help schools radically alter themselves to improve student learning.
Today, I begin with with Sal Khan and his journey to reinvent education. I had the opportunity to visit with Sal, prior to his keynote speech last week, at the 2011 CCSA conference in San Diego. It was great to share ideas with and ask question of someone helping to radically impact education. During our conversation, we spoke about the disruption the Khan Academy has presented to traditional education. Sal began with a decidedly low-tech approach to teaching and posted his lessons to Youtube. Since 2004, he has created more than 2,100 videos that receive millions of views each year.
I was able to record a ten minute selection of our conversation. Listen to Sal explain the Khan Academy and his vision for the future of education.
- Sal Khan-Khan Academy (MP3 Audio File)
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