Challenges to reforming teacher preparation
Over the last few months the debate over the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs has gained new momentum. This summer, US News & World Report […]
Dec 9, 2013
Author: Thomas Arnett
Don’t expect schools of the future to be here tomorrow
My first exposure to blended learning was a transformative moment in my life. At the time, I was in my second year of teaching middle-school […]
Nov 25, 2013
Disruptive school models for the rising generation
As a teenager I attended traditional public schools in Morgan Hill, Calif., a rural suburb just outside of San Jose. At the time, Morgan Hill […]
Nov 18, 2013
The innovator’s dilemma for good teachers
Last week at the iNACOL Symposium I heard some familiar comments about the challenges that teachers and school leaders face when implementing blended and online […]
Nov 4, 2013
Disrupting teacher preparation programs
Two weeks ago Education Week published an article about online teacher preparation programs. The article highlighted how, “most of the top 10 providers of education […]
Oct 21, 2013
Two types of online learning
The emergence of online learning is transforming education by allowing us to personalize learning in ways that were impossible in the past. Because these technologies—and […]
Oct 17, 2013
Troubleshooting motivation (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part blog. For part one, please click here. As noted in part one of this blog, efficacy and […]
Oct 7, 2013
Troubleshooting motivation (Part 1)
Motivating students is hard. Surveyed teachers recently ranked motivation as their number one biggest struggle with students. Fortunately, good theory can make it easier. In […]
Oct 1, 2013
How do you get students to like school?
Earlier this summer our education team visited the Khan Academy Discovery Lab, a summer camp where upper-elementary students spent one week learning about either math […]
Sept 23, 2013
How can we pick instructional strategies that will actually motivate students?
In our work as educators, we often find ourselves wrestling with choices about instructional strategies. For example, should we try blended learning, or should we […]
Sept 16, 2013