Preparing Students
to Own Their Future
Heather Rottermond
Assessment Coordinator
WISD/LESA
September 3, 2015
Agenda
► The College Board and Khan Academy Partnership
► Increasing Access Through Strategic Partnership
► Support Tools Available
► Product Demo
► Rollout Timeline
• More than 2 million visits to satpractice.org (70K on the first day)
• Over 1.2 million items completed by 150K unique users
"Salman Khan said the SAT tutorials will
allow students of varying skills 'to start
wherever they are' academically. The
free and open access, he said, will start
'to level the playing field' with students
able to afford private tutors or coaching
from commercial firms."
- Los Angeles Times
A FREE WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FOR
ANYONE, ANYWHERE
What people are saying…
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"It’s a radically democratic reboot of the test-prep industry, which
up until now reserved its advantages for the relatively well-heeled who
could afford their pricey tutorials. The tutorials themselves, which went
live this morning, are equally radical. They focused relentlessly on
real learning." - Wired.com
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“Standardized test prep can often be financially prohibitive and this
new program may provide an open door for low-income, underresourced college aspirants,” adding that “...college preparation will
be more readily available without the socioeconomic barrier.” - Forbes
Jeff’s Path to
SAT Success
Personalized Learning
Roadmap
Send Score Data
Official SAT
Practice
Tests
With Scoring for
Paper & Pencil
Powered By Schools, Educators,
Community Groups
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Agenda
► The College Board and Khan Academy Partnership
► Increasing Access Through Strategic Partnership
► Support Tools Available
► Product Demo
► Rollout Timeline
Providing a Place to Practice
Unmatched
Reach
Unprecedented
Focus
• 4,000 Clubs
• 500,000 Teen
Members
• 67% Qualify
for Free and
Reduced
Lunch
• $30 MM grant
from Taco
Bell for
College
Access
• 2016: Year of
the Teen
Purposeful
Rollout
• Spring 2015:
6 Clubs
• Fall 2015:
100 Clubs
• 2015-16:
Wider Reach
Reaching Students in School
"Nicole Hurd, founder of a nonprofit called College Advising Corps that
places trained advisers in underserved high schools, was given a
preview of the materials and called them a 'real paradigm shift. I think
they are really trying to change this from test preparation to an
educational opportunity,' Hurd said." - Associated Press
Agenda
► The College Board and Khan Academy Partnership
► Increasing Access Through Strategic Partnership
► Support Tools Available
► Product Demo
► Rollout Timeline
Toolkit Documents
Documents Created
Content Information
Timeline
Availability of different features on Khan Academy
General FAQ
Questions about the partnership,
“What test can I use Khan Academy for?”
“What happens if I have a tech question?” etc.
Sample Language to
Use
Sample language to share Khan Academy via
social media and include information through an
email, website, and/or in a newsletter
Summary Flyer
A two page summary of what is available on Khan
Academy that can be passed on to contacts and
students
Informational Content on Khan Academy
Content
Description
Video intro to program
Brief introductory video on program features and flow
Video guide to rSAT
Brief video summarizing main changes to the SAT
rSAT scores overview
Annotated overview of a redesigned SAT score report
SAT glossary
Encyclopedia of SAT and standardized test terms
Study planning
Guide to making an SAT study plan and sample plans
Study and time
management tips
Student-provided tips and suggestions for effective studying
Stories of success
Student-provided motivational stories of overcoming failure
collegereadiness.collegeboard.org
Agenda
► The College Board and Khan Academy Partnership
► Increasing Access Through Strategic Partnership
► Support Tools Available
► Product Demo
► Rollout Timeline
READING & WRITING
FULL EXAMS
Agenda
► The College Board and Khan Academy Partnership
► Increasing Access Through Strategic Partnership
► Support Tools Available
► Product Demo
► Rollout Timeline
Available Today
Practice features
Feature
Description
Practice questions
Thousands of practice questions for math, reading, and writing
co-developed with the College Board
Practice tests
Four full-length practice redesigned SATs written by the College
Board with answer explanations
Diagnostic quizzes
Brief diagnostic quizzes for math, reading, and writing to gauge
starting skill levels
Recommendations
Customized skills and tutorial recommendations based on your
skill level and the proportion that topics are tested
Skills analysis
Summary of skills for math, reading, and writing and current
performance and level on each skill
Tutorials
Customizable exercises and videos that allow you to review
concepts and focus your practice
Coming soon
Planned apps and features
Feature / content
Timeframe
Description
Question of the Day/
Scoring app
Fall 2015
Daily practice questions and the ability to
instantly score a paper test grid
Essay grading with
Lightside
Fall 2015
Ability to have a practice redesigned SAT
essay automatically graded using Lightside
Data integration/
Score reporting
Winter 2015
Continuous
Redesigned PSAT related assessments
item-level results sent to Khan Academy in
December with ongoing send of all SAT
Suite results
Additional practice
content
Continuous
Regularly added new practice tests,
practice questions, tutorials, and tips
Resources and Tips
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https://www.khanacademy.org/sat - Students can go on and practice with quizzes
and take 4 full exams. The practice quizzes will personalize learning and give the
student feedback as to weaknesses and strengths. Students can go online and
practice. Students can use another email address to register if they want the
continued practice.
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Once in Khan, students can select which area they would like to practice. Students
can also click on the “How-To Examples” to watch short video clips.
Practice: satpractice.org
SAT info: collegereadiness.collegeboard.org
joinus@collegeboard.org