Hexagonal Thinking or Brain Dumps

 It's that time of year where we start to get bored with the same old routines we've been doing and want to try to spice up our less...

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Are you using Khanmigo?

 I am sure you all have heard of or have used Khan Academy at some point by now, but have you checked out Kahnmigo?  

                                          

According to a Google search, "Khanmigo for Teachers is a free, AI-powered teaching assistant that helps educators streamline their prep work and focus more on teaching: 

  • Lesson planning: Create standards-aligned, differentiated lesson plans 
  • Quiz questions: Generate engaging quiz questions 
  • Student groupings: Suggest student groupings that take into account learning plans and accommodations 
  • Rubrics: Develop clear, detailed grading rubrics 
  • Letters of recommendation: Quickly generate personalized letters of recommendation 
  • Discussion prompts: Craft prompts to stimulate meaningful discussions 
  • Exit tickets: Create quick end-of-class activities to check for student understanding 
  • Class Snapshot: Get a high-level analysis of your students' work over the past 7 days 
Khanmigo is designed to reduce the time educators spend on preparatory tasks, which can consume more than 50% of their workload. It's quick to set up and use, with a user-friendly interface. 
Khanmigo is free for teachers in English through a partnership between Khan Academy and Microsoft. To access Khanmigo for Teachers, you must be an educator who is 18 years or older. 
You can't grant students access to Khanmigo.
Explore Khanmigo for teachers here.



Monday, November 4, 2024

Parent Conference Day Prep

 


Parent Conferences are being held on Tuesday November 12th.

Many parents may have requested a VIRTUAL meeting with you on that day.


Are you Google Meet Ready?

You can create a new Google Meet link in your Google Calendar to share out to parents via email or Parent Square.

OR

You can use the blue Google Meet button in Canvas if parents are familiar with where to find it.

 Click Here for the directions to create a new link and/or link your blue Google Meet button.


Want to send out reminders to parents?

According to Parent Square, parents who signed up for a conference time will get an automatic reminder the morning prior to the meeting date.

Here are some other helpful resources from Parent Square: