How digital learning can (and must) help excellent teachers reach more children
Thanks to Michael Horn for letting us add onto his noteworthy post “Why digital learning will liberate teachers.” Here we want to second his point and […]
Thanks to Michael Horn for letting us add onto his noteworthy post “Why digital learning will liberate teachers.” Here we want to second his point and […]
Sept 12, 2011
Teacher of the Future
I spend a lot of time writing about how digital learning can transform our education system into a student-centric one. In my last blog, I […]
Aug 9, 2011
Teacher of the Future
One of the most frequent questions I get on blended learning is “How do we prepare our teachers?” This question hit home for me when […]
July 11, 2011
In November, I had the opportunity to spend an entire day shadowing teachers at Advanced Academics, an online school that provides comprehensive middle and high […]
Feb 15, 2011
At VSS 2010, Michael B. Horn asked a panel of six online-learning leaders what policy they thought posed the greatest barrier to the growth of […]
Jan 25, 2011
“The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers” has been on the NYT.com top-ten-most-popular list for several days running. In the article, David Leonhardt reports that economists […]
Aug 12, 2010
According to a recent survey from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, a third of the districts that run alternative schools and […]
Apr 13, 2010
According to an article in eSchool News, online programs are seeing a dramatic spike in teaching applications. Specifically, K12, Inc. and Connections Academy are reporting […]
Sept 24, 2009