We first met primary teacher Claire Corroon on twitter @PrimaryCPD, and then when she came to our Khan Academy Symposium in September. She runs the site Primary CPD, which provides support, information and inspiration for primary teachers, structured inline with the Irish Primary School Curriculum.
A self-confessed ‘newbie’ to Khan Academy, Westmeath Primary teacher Claire Corroon tried out the site as part of the MATHletes last spring. After a bit dabbling here and there, she decided she was ready to get ‘stuck in’ this school year.
Well now she’s stuck!
Claire has her 3rd class at St. Etchens NS, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath up and running on Khan Academy, and has been learning loads to share with other Irish primary teachers.
Claire wrote a great blogpost on the Primary CPD site about her learning experience as self-described KA ‘newbie’, where she gives her observations on the benefits and limitations of Khan Academy, and compares the platform to other popular maths software and websites.
- Register yourself
- Get permission forms
- Use the KA teacher resources
- Select an appropriate mission for students
- Make recommendations to focus students
- Motivate students with class challenges
- Encourage students to try the KA computer programming tutorials
Check out her full blogpost post here.
You can follow Claire on twitter @PrimaryCPD, check out the Primary CPD Facebook page, or visit their Pinterest page.