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- So I've tried a variety of
things to motivate students

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and get them hungry to
continue to push forward

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and motivated to push forward.

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I have, one, shown them that
whenever they show mastery

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on Khan Academy, it directly
results in better scores

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on state tests, it directly
results in better scores

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in the class,

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showing them that they
will learn using this site.

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That has been shown across the nation

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as well as in my classroom.

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- So at the beginning of the year,

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I assign the fourth grade course mastery

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and that really sets the
table for everything.

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It's that march to 100%,

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and throughout the year
and throughout each lesson,

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we just continue to gain
more and more progress,

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we continue to march towards that 100%,

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and at the end of the year,

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it's always a celebration to see how far

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the kids have come.

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'Cause the first time
they see it, they're like,

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"What?" and I say, "All
right, let's get ready

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for fourth grade."

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And throughout the year,

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we just try to continue
to get better and better

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and we try to persevere

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and we try to become really good thinkers.

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- Sometimes when I present my screen

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and solve these Khan
Academy problems with them,

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I also like to click that button

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when I get it correct and they
see that you get it correct.

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And they like that excitement,

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like, "Ms. Gunes, you're a genius."

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So like they like that.

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So they like to see that too,
your teacher does that too.

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So I like to solve the
questions together with them,

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and I like to see those
sprinkles with them too,

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the confidence with them as well.

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So I feel like, do the Khan
Academy assignment with students

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to have their excitement,
to share their excitement.

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- As a basketball coach,

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I try to relate learning

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to what happens on the court as well.

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So a lotta times, I will tell students

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that just because I can go into the gym

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and I can make one shot,

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that does not mean I am Stephen Curry.

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That doesn't mean I'm ready for the NBA.

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It takes practice and
having those skills show up

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over and over again, that is when you know

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that you have truly mastered your craft.

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So in the classroom,

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even though you complete
one assignment one time,

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that means that you're on your way,

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that you're doing some great things,

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but you have to be able to show that over

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a period of time to really show

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that you have truly mastered that concept.

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- Another big, big benefit is parents.

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You get more parent involvement.

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Parents feel more confident

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'cause they can watch the videos,

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they can do a couple of problems,

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and when they're helping their
child with their homework,

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then it's like, "I know
what I'm helping them with.

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I'm not playing a guessing
game or Googling something

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and Google have all these
different ways to do it."

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They can just go to Khan Academy

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and they can find out
this one way to do it.

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- Now the learning's less
about what I want them to do

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and it's way more about
where the students have voice

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and choice and drive and passion.

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And I tell you what,

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when they get 100%, it's
like fireworks going off

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in the classroom because it's hard.

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It's rigorous and they've earned it,

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and that earning is just, oh,
just it's so motivational.