Teaching with Kira
Strategies and guides for running an effective Kira classroom
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- Using Kira's AI TutorLearn more about how Kira's AI tutor can help keep your students engaged.
- Browse Resources with the Library FeatureView materials you've created, along with Kira-created resources, in the Library tab.
- Adding Yourself as a StudentAdd yourself as a student in our new onboarding course to experience the teacher and student sides of the platform.
- Addressing Student Misbehavior in their AI TutorLearn more about flagged behavior from the student AI companion and mandated reporting responsibilities and resources for teachers.
- Live Classroom: Teach in sync with KiraLive Classroom turns Kira into a synchronous teaching tool. Instead of calling out step numbers, screen-sharing your screen, or switching to a separate platform mid-period, you can run your entire…
- Read Aloud: Audio now generates automatically!Read Aloud audio is now generated automatically as you write, instead of through a manual button. This means one less step in building a lesson — and one less way…
- Customizing Content for Your ClassroomKira can create lessons in a matter of minutes, and whole courses in under an hour!
- Assigning a ResourceOnce you’ve made a resource in Kira, be it a course, single lesson, or standalone activity, it needs to be assigned to a class of students to be accessible to…
- Advanced Assignment SettingsWhen assigning work, the last step of the process is your Advanced Assignment Settings. It will be up to you as the teacher to determine what settings will work best…
- Using Live Classroom for Live InstructionKira has a built-in feature called Live Classroom. After getting Live Classroom turned on, the next step is figuring out how you’ll integrate it into your teaching practice.
- The Goals TabYour students can set goals for themselves and choose which ones to share with you. Here's what the Goals tab shows, and how to get your class started.
- Did course content change from previous versions of Kira?
- How do I manage assignment settings and edit course content in Kira?
Engagement and Instructional Resources for Computer Science
Resources for Computer Science
- Engagement Strategies in a Kira ClassroomKeep students interested, engaged, and learning in their computer science classroom with suggestions for lessons and classroom structures.
- Using Kira Learning with different instructional setupsLearn how to run a synchronous, independent, or hybrid/flipped classroom with Kira Learning.
- Whole Group Instruction with Kira: Setting Up For SuccessIf you plan to teach your course synchronously, in a whole group classroom setting, make sure you're familiar with Kira tools.
- Independent Learning with Kira: Setting Up For SuccessSet classroom structures to support students in their independent learning journey on the Kira Platform.
- Differentiation Strategies to Support the Success of All Students with Kira LearningKira integrates various differentiation strategies into our content to meet the diverse needs of students
- Kira Computer Science Courses in Schools with Different SchedulesFlexible Scheduling and Learning Models for Kira Learning's Computer Science Courses
- How to help students who are stuckStudents (and all of us!) will sometimes get stuck. Let's cover some strategies to get unstuck.