Annie Murphy Paul on Salman Khan: The New Andrew Carnegie. Meet Salman Khan, your child’s new teacher.
If you haven’t heard of Khan, rest assured that your son or daughter is in good hands. He has four degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard. He got a perfect score on the math portion of his SAT. And he’s very experienced, having taught more than 85 million lessons to students all over the world. Khan is the former hedge fund manager who set out to tutor his young cousin in math with a homemade video he posted online. Exploring Computational Thinking. Google is committed to promoting computational thinking throughout the K-12 curriculum to support student learning and expose everyone to this 21st century skill.
What is Computational Thinking? Computational thinking (CT) involves a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs that underlie the computer applications you use such as search, email, and maps. Here are specific techniques. Edutopia's Channel. How to Fix Our Math Education.