Online learning begins to explode into the mainstream in blended schools Michael B. Horn Online learning begins to explode into the mainstream in blended schools This week, Innosight Institute, where I am the executive director of the education practice, released a landmark report, titled The rise of K-12 blended learning: […] May 5, 2011 Michael B. Horn
The rise of K–12 blended learningProfiles of emerging models Heather Staker The rise of K–12 blended learningProfiles of emerging models By Heather Staker How does blended learning look in the trenches? What tools and policies are making it work? This 178-page white paper reveals 40 organizations that are early blended-learning pioneers and the technolog... May 1, 2011 Heather Staker
The magical–and flawed?–DARPA analogy Michael B. Horn The magical–and flawed?–DARPA analogy President Obama’s 2012 budget proposes to create an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education—also known as ARPA-ED—to address what the administration says is an under-investment […] Apr 28, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Chris Walsh interviews Michael Horn at CUE 2011 Michael B. Horn Chris Walsh interviews Michael Horn at CUE 2011 Apr 18, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Michael Horn keynotes CUE 2011 Michael B. Horn Michael Horn keynotes CUE 2011 Apr 18, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Is there a K-12 online learning ‘bubble’? Michael B. Horn Is there a K-12 online learning ‘bubble’? For several years now I have been an unabashed promoter of online learning as a disruptive innovation with the potential to transform our education system […] Apr 7, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Grand prize for an analogy Heather Staker Grand prize for an analogy I wish I had a dime for every school that crams a laptop 1:1 into students’ hands and calls it online learning. Students taking notes […] Apr 7, 2011 Heather Staker
If you like guided reading, you’ll love blended learning Alex Hernandez If you like guided reading, you’ll love blended learning “I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason.” –Klaatu, The Day the Earth Stood Still– As I travel the country to talk […] Apr 5, 2011 Alex Hernandez
Beyond Good and EvilUnderstanding the Role of For-Profits in Education Through the Theories of Disruptive Innovation Michael B. Horn Beyond Good and EvilUnderstanding the Role of For-Profits in Education Through the Theories of Disruptive Innovation By Michael B. Horn For-profits and nonprofits both have a place in delivering quality education. Education policies should define the desired outcomes from government spending without specifying the process used to achi... Apr 1, 2011 Michael B. Horn
The Department of Education: Serious about transformation Michael B. Horn The Department of Education: Serious about transformation Memo to those who work in schools and in the trenches of education: the U.S. Department of Education is serious about wanting to transform the […] Mar 24, 2011 Michael B. Horn
How digital learning could revolutionze our schools Michael B. Horn How digital learning could revolutionze our schools In his Washington Post op-ed titled “How teacher development could revolutionize our schools” Bill Gates correctly identifies a critical challenge looming before the nation and […] Mar 17, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Florida agrees to move forward Heather Staker Florida agrees to move forward Today the Florida State Board of Education held a four-hour working session called “Workshop on the Learning Environment of Tomorrow.” I joined Governor Bob Wise […] Mar 15, 2011 Heather Staker