This edWebinar will introduce educators to a free, student-delivered, student-consumed, peer-to-peer online tutoring option. Presenters Akshay Ravikumar from Schoolhouse World and Doug Little from Wacom will explore how students and teachers alike can participate as learners and/or tutors through the Schoolhouse World program.

Schoolhouse World was launched through a partnership with Kahn Academy founder Sal Kahn and a team of educators and technology innovators. Its more than 2,000 tutors use a range of digital tools, including Wacom digital pen tablets, to support live tutoring sessions in 100+ countries. Akshay and Doug will also provide examples of the many ways classroom teachers can use online, peer-to-peer tutoring during and beyond the school day, helping students address learning gaps in the wake of the pandemic and taking advantage of opportunities for acceleration and inquiry into subjects of special interest.

This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, and instructional coaches. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenters

Akshay Ravikumar serves as the marketing lead for Schoolhouse World, an initiative started by Sal Kahn to help provide quality, free online tutoring to anyone and everyone who wants to learn. Akshay collaborates closely with the community of tutors who provide services to learners and also supports innovative tutoring and learning programs such as the Schoolhouse Summer Camp 2022 program that features a lineup of topics from Creating and Acting in Your Own Screenplay, Sketching Skills, and How to Play Chess, to sessions that help students prep for the upcoming academic year. Akshay has extensive experience as a software engineer and received both his Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Doug Little is a graduate of Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. His career includes building and managing communications and public relations programs for technology enterprises. At Wacom, Doug works with the company’s Education Team to showcase the work of innovative educators in both K-12 and higher education and provide a spectrum of informational and professional development resources to the education community.

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Time: 5:00 pm — 6:00 pm EDT

Free!

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