Getting Started Guide for Teachers: MATHletes 2015

GETTING&STARTED&GUIDE!

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BEFORE//YOU/START/

!  Decide/which/Challenge(s)/you/are/signing/your/

students/up/for:/

!  Student/&/Schools/Challenge/(students/eligible/for/

individual/leaderboards/&/playoffs)/

!  Schools/Challenge/only/

!  Gather/necessary/permission/slips/from/parents/

and/students:/templates/available/for/download//

mathletes.ie/signup/

!  Go/to/www.khanacademy.org/mathletes//

2/

I&am&entering&students&

in...&

Schools&&&Student&

Challenge&

I&am&entering&

students&in...&

Schools&Challenge&

only&

/Students/are//<13/yr/old/

Signed/permission/slips/from/parents./

Notice/home/to/parents/

Students/are//13+/yr/old/

Students/sign/permission/slips/in/class/&/Notice/home/to/parents/

None./

SIGNUP/FOR/KA/&/MATHLETES/

!  Go/to/www.khanacademy.org/mathletes//

!  If/you/already/have/a/Khan/Academy/account,/log/

in./

!  If/not,/click/“Teachers,/start/here.”/

!  If/new,/it/will/take/you/

through/the/steps/to/

create/a/KA/teacher/

account//

!  Once/you/have/finished/

signing/up,/you/will/be/

asked/to/create/

classes…/

3/

CREATING/&/NAMING/YOUR/MATHLETES/CLASS/

/!  When/you/see/this/

message,/follow/the/prompts/to/create/a/class./Name/MATHletes/classes/as/follows://

4/

4thclassmathletes/ 2ndyearmathletes/ primary6mathletes/ year10mathletes/

5thclassmathletes//

3rdyearmathletes/ primary7mathletes/ year11mathletes/

6thclassmathletes//

TY4thyearmathletes//

year8mathletes/ year12mathletes/

1styearmathletes/ 5thyearmathletes/ year9mathletes/ year13mathletes/

CREATING YOUR CLASS !

Click&the&green&“Add&a&class”&bu5on.&•  You&may&need&to&scroll&to&the&bo5om&

of&your&teacher&homepage&to&find&it.&

Log in to your account at www.khanacademy.org. Once logged in, click your name at the top right.!

A menu will open.!!Click “Add students” or “Your students.”!

Alternatively, go to www.khanacademy.org/coach/dashboard !

Follow&the&prompts&to&name&your&class&and&choose&a&mission,&or&area&of&focus.&•  Your&reports&for&this&class&will&default&

to&showing&student&progress&in&this&mission.&&

Use&the&chart&on&the&next&page&to&decide&how&to&add&students&to&your&class.&

Add&this&later&if&it’s&confirmed:&Your&students&will&be&noEfied&about&the&mission&you&chose.&&

The/goal/of/missions/is/to/keep/students/focused/on/content/that/is/relevant/and/challenging/for/them./Below/are/the/recommended/missions/to/assign/each/class/level/./ //

SELECT/CORRECT/MISSION/PER/CLASS/

!  Students/should/aim/to/complete/their/recommended/mission/and/move/beyond.//

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3./ /You’ll/see/this/mission/on/your/learning/dashboard.///

WAYS TO ADD STUDENTS

Option 1: teacher-driven !  Paste your students’ email

addresses into the box. "  Students who already

have a Khan Academy account will be invited to join your class.

"  Students who don’t have a Khan Academy account will receive an email inviting them to create one.

Option 2: student-driven !  Print the instruction handout

for your students so that they can add you as a coach.

Yes

2&

Do your students have email addresses

or Khan Academy accounts?!

Option 3 !  Click “Create

accounts.” You’ll need students’ birthdays and (for children under 13) parent email addresses. "  Use&the&student&

account&handout&to&keep&track&of&usernames&and&passwords.&

No

1&

2&3&

All/students/must/be/sorted/into/MATHletes/classes/in/order/for/their/points/to/be/counted/in/the/challenge///

CHECK/THAT/ALL/STUDENTS/ARE/SORTED/INTO/CLASSES/

CHECKLIST:&!  All/students/have/accepted/you/as/coach/!  All/students/have/been/sorted/into/

classes/!  All/students/have/been/assigned/to/a/

mathletes/class/

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3./ /You’ll/see/this/mission/on/your/learning/dashboard.///

Online!training!phase!for!MATHletes!Challenge!2015:!

January!5!–!March!27!

mathletes.ie!for!more!information!

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