Julie Young returns to online learning Michael B. Horn Julie Young returns to online learning When Julie Young stepped down from the helm of Florida Virtual School (FLVS) after 17 years, I wrote at the end of my piece reflecting […] July 31, 2015 Michael B. Horn
The unintended benefits of online courses Julia Freeland Fisher The unintended benefits of online courses As we’ve long pointed out, the growth of online and blending learning in our K–12 education system signals a promising path to personalizing instruction for […] July 28, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Disruptive innovations in higher ed emerging from outside mainstream Michael B. Horn Disruptive innovations in higher ed emerging from outside mainstream Yesterday I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to […] July 23, 2015 Michael B. Horn
What schools can learn from corporate mentoring Anny Chou What schools can learn from corporate mentoring Anny Chou is a recent graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She interned with the Christensen Institute this spring to conduct research on […] July 7, 2015 Anny Chou
Tech extends networks beyond neighborhoods Julia Freeland Fisher Tech extends networks beyond neighborhoods This post is part of the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. Last week, an important new study by […] June 30, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Teachers grading students hinders education Thomas Arnett Teachers grading students hinders education In a recent post, I described a hypothetical model for unbundling the teaching roles of instruction and assessment in order to incorporate rigorous measures of […] June 26, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Change education to attack technology-driven unemployment Michael B. Horn Change education to attack technology-driven unemployment Fears are mounting that the rapid technological advances occurring will automate and displace jobs on a scale never before seen. In a piece for Quartz […] June 25, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Privacy push must not prevent personalized learning Michael B. Horn Privacy push must not prevent personalized learning We can all remember getting tests back with a big grade at the top and “X’s” marked next to the problems we got wrong. If […] June 18, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Texas fumbles on Course Access leadership Thomas Arnett Texas fumbles on Course Access leadership When it comes to using technology to improve students’ learning opportunities, Texas is a pioneer. But this legislative season, the Senate made a major blunder […] June 16, 2015 Thomas Arnett
The key to rigorous online assessments Thomas Arnett The key to rigorous online assessments Although online-learning software can be a powerful enabler of personalized learning, many educators struggle with what they see as learning software’s limited ability to provide […] June 12, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Busting a broken debate: How schools should embrace poverty relief Michael B. Horn Busting a broken debate: How schools should embrace poverty relief All too often, arguments in education are set up as “either-ors.” Knowledge is pitted against skills, memorization against project-based learning, and individual learning is pitted […] June 11, 2015 Michael B. Horn
New research: A better school structure to close gaps Julia Freeland Fisher New research: A better school structure to close gaps If you’re looking for a summer read that helps you step back from day-to-day edu-debates, pick up Robert Putnam’s latest book. Our Kids: The American […] June 9, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher