Smuhsd ParenTeen Quest and GATE Present The Khan Academy

Tuesday, Feb 5 7:00p

Aragon High School San Mateo, CA

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The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. It is a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere. All materials and resources are available to users completely free of charge.
Maureen Suhendra will represent Khan Academy at this ParenTeen Quest event. Maureen is in charge of School Implementations for Khan Academy, where she works with teachers and students to redefine what it means to be a successful learner.… Show more
Before joining Khan Academy, Maureen was a Teach For America teacher at a charter school on the border of Texas and Mexico. She is an alumna of Brown and Stanford's School of Education.
The primary issues she will address at our event will be:
- How Students can utilize the Khan Academy as a resource in High School
- How Parents/Educators can reinforce the use of this resource
- How the Khan Academy represents a change in the education paradigm
BIS Principal Pam Scott and Math Department head and teacher Michelle Mandeville will also be part of the panel discussion following the presentation. BIS currently uses Khan Academy to supplement their math curriculum.

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