##Mastering the Khan Academy teacher experience

We’re so glad you’re here! This guide is designed to be your companion as you bring Khan Academy into your classroom. We’ve gathered the most important workflows—from getting your account set up to exploring helpful AI tools—so you can focus on what you do best: supporting your students’ growth.

##Account activation and onboarding

Getting started is simple. Your activation path usually depends on how your school or district has set things up for you:

  • District Partnerships (Clever/ClassLink):
    Log in via your district's portal (Clever or ClassLink) and click the Khan Academy icon.
  • Standard Activation Emails:
    If you receive an email with the subject "Activate your teacher account," click the "Confirm your account" button.
  • Enterprise Starter:
    Look for an invitation email titled "Invite Action needed: Link or Create your Khan Academy account" and follow the prompts.
  • Personal Accounts:
    Visit classroom.khanacademy.org and use your chosen login method.

Once you’re in, just click “Get started” to walk through a quick onboarding. You’ll be able to pick the subjects you’re teaching this year and even get a head start on planning your coursework.

###Navigating the teacher dashboard

Think of your Teacher Dashboard as your home base for everything you need to manage your classes and tools.

###Main navigation

You’ll find all your essentials tucked into the left-hand pane:

  • Dashboard: Your home screen.
  • My Classes: Enter the Class Overview or jump to specific class pages.
  • Browse Subjects: Explore the full course library.
  • Teacher Tools: Access AI-powered Khanmigo features.

###Key dashboard features

  • Khanmigo Assistant: Located at the top of the screen, this search bar assists with finding resources, planning, and decision-making.
  • Class Tiles: Each tile displays your rostered classes along with insights like average skills to proficient and active student counts over the last seven days.

**Walk through the onboarding process and tour your account with the Activation and Teacher Dashboard interactive demo. **

###Using class overview and assigning unit missions

Think of the Class Overview page as your go-to hub for classroom insights. It gives you a clear, real-time look at how your students are doing, so you can spot exactly what’s working and where they might need a little extra support. Getting comfortable with these tools helps you make informed, confident choices that truly help your students thrive.

###Course selection

Before assigning work, head to the Settings page within a class. Under the Class Courses tile, use the "Add or Edit course" button to select the content that aligns with your needs. You can preview courses before saving your selection.

###Creating unit missions

Unit Missions are the recommended way to provide students with a clear mastery pathway.

  1. Kick things off: Click “Create an assignment” on your Class Overview page and choose “Assign content.”

  2. Select: Choose your course and then select the specific unit(s).

  3. Set the flow: Drag and drop units to put them in the order that works best for your curriculum.

  4. Pick your dates: Choose when assignments are due. We suggest two-week windows to keep things manageable, but you’re in total control.

  5. All set: Select the classes or specific students you’d like to reach and click “Assign.” You’re all done!

Today's insights

Think of Today’s Insights as your helpful morning briefing. It lives right at the top of your page to help you see exactly where your attention is needed most.

  • Helping you prioritize: It looks at your students’ recent work to show you who might need a little extra help or who just hit a milestone that deserves a high-five.
  • Gentle suggestions: Instead of just showing data, this tool offers quick recommendations—like assigning a specific practice activity—to help you support your students right in the moment.

###Class performance

Just below your alerts, the Class Performance section helps you see the big picture of how your whole group is growing together.

  • Celebrating growth: This view shows how your class is progressing toward proficiency, helping you see the collective growth across the room.
  • Staying engaged: You can check in on fun participation goals, like the Gem Challenge, to see how motivated your students are feeling.
  • Your command center: This is also your shortcut for accessing reports, creating rewards, or even launching a game to bring some extra energy to the classroom.

###Student activity

This section gives teachers a quick, high-level snapshot of current assignment progress and real-time student engagement across the class.

  • Active Student Count: Displays the number of students currently active on Khan Academy in real time (e.g., 0/15 students active). Click this button to see who’s actively engaged.

  • Assignment Progress Bars: Shows assigned unit missions and tasks along with their due dates and statuses. Color-coded progress bars illustrate the proportion of students who are:
    Proficient or mastered
    Completed only
    In progress

  • Detailed Navigation: Teachers can click directly on any individual assignment to view detailed student metrics or click View all assignments at the bottom to access the full assignments management page.

Get to know your classes and practice creating assignments with the Class Overview & Creating Assignments demo.

###Leveraging Khanmigo teacher tools

Khanmigo is here to be your tireless teaching assistant, helping you save time on planning so you can spend more time with your students.

###Essential AI tools

  • Class Snapshot: Think of this as a quick check-in. It helps you see where students are shining and where they might need a little more support.

  • Refresh My Knowledge: We all have those topics we haven’t taught in a while! This tool is perfect for a quick, private refresher before you lead the lesson.

  • Lesson Plan: This helps you build full plans linked to Khan Academy content. You can tweak them until they’re perfect and then Export them right into Google Slides to share with your class.

Everything you create with Khanmigo is saved for you on the Documents page, making it easy to reuse your favorites or share them with your colleagues.

**Check out the Khanmgio Teacher tools demo to learn more. **

Knowledge Check

Test your understanding of the Khan Academy teacher environment with the questions below.

  1. Where do you go to add or change the courses assigned to a class?

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  1. Which Khanmigo tool is best for identifying students who need extra help?

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  1. How are due dates for Unit Missions initially suggested?

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  1. What is the primary purpose of the Documents page?

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###Practical teacher scenarios

Scenario 1: The new curriculum

The Situation: You are teaching a new unit in Algebra that you haven't covered in three years and need to quickly refresh your memory while creating a student-friendly presentation.

The Solution: Use the Refresh my knowledge tool to review key concepts. Then, use the Lesson plan tool to generate a lesson aligned with the content and Export it to Google Slides for your class.

Scenario 2: Data-driven instruction

The Situation: You have ten minutes before your next class and want to know which students struggled with last night's assignment.

The Solution: Open the Class Overview page to view Student activity for a quick glimpse of completion. For deeper data, use the Class Snapshot tool to get real-time feedback on specific areas where students are stuck.

Scenario 3: Setting the path

The Situation: You want to ensure your students have a structured, long-term goal for the upcoming quarter.

The Solution: Navigate to the Class Overview and create a Unit mission assignment. Select multiple units that align with your curriculum and set staggered due dates to guide them through the mastery pathway without rushing.