Texas should tell parents about course choice
Do you know what the TxVSN is? If not, you’re not alone. I asked 25 neighbors in Austin, Tex. with children in grades K−12 what […]
Do you know what the TxVSN is? If not, you’re not alone. I asked 25 neighbors in Austin, Tex. with children in grades K−12 what […]
Oct 15, 2013
Flipped classrooms, individual workstations, way fewer face-to-face lectures—when parents first see online learning blend into their school, they can feel alarmed. Often blended courses dispense […]
Sept 24, 2013
“Men often oppose a thing merely because they have no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.” – […]
Sept 3, 2013
Bill Gates deserves praise for being a major contributor in addressing the persistent weaknesses in America’s education system. He’s right that America is due for […]
Aug 20, 2013
Parents have plenty to consider when helping their kids choose the right school. How good is the neighborhood public school? What are the other possibilities, […]
Aug 13, 2013
Not everyone is passionate enough about personalized learning to move 3,750 miles for their kids to attend a model school. But that’s exactly what my […]
Aug 6, 2013
Big praise for the National Education Association (NEA), whose delegates approved a new policy statement on digital learning during their July 2013 convention. The statement […]
July 9, 2013
What do you get when you foist technology on busy classroom teachers? In most cases, you get technology-rich—but still traditional—classrooms, plus teachers who are now […]
July 2, 2013
In this video, Heather Staker discusses the new report, “Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive?”
June 18, 2013
By Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, and Heather Staker This paper analyzes blended learning through the lens of disruptive innovation theory to help people anticipate and plan for the likely effects of blended l...
May 22, 2013