Blended learning and teachers unions Heather Staker Blended learning and teachers unions “Rules and models destroy genius and art,” said English writer William Hazlitt. When it comes to blended learning, some school leaders say that strict union […] Apr 16, 2013 Heather Staker
Steps and leaps into next-gen learning Michael B. Horn Steps and leaps into next-gen learning As schools across the country adopt blended-learning models, a few clear trends are settling in, and, at the same time, some groups—like the Next Generation Learning […] Mar 28, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Special K: Don’t sleep on Khan Academy, Knewton Michael B. Horn Special K: Don’t sleep on Khan Academy, Knewton Listening to Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, speak on stage to several hundred attendees at the 5th Anniversary Gala last week for Innosight Institute—the non-profit that I co-founded—I […] Mar 21, 2013 Michael B. Horn
California’s online credits could lead to online clout Michelle R. Weise, PhD California’s online credits could lead to online clout On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, California Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg introduced Senate Bill 520, a piece of legislation that would enable students enrolled […] Mar 14, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Who will disrupt the classroom? Heather Staker Who will disrupt the classroom? For a host of political reasons, change in the education sector comes slowly. Despite breathtaking technological inventiveness in other sectors in the past century, the […] Feb 19, 2013 Heather Staker
Which Way for K12 Blended Learning? (Part 1: Boarding the Mayflower) Alex Hernandez Which Way for K12 Blended Learning? (Part 1: Boarding the Mayflower) Cross-posted at blendmylearning.com “Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.” Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes Hard to believe it has been […] Feb 12, 2013 Alex Hernandez
Redefining the Jobs To Be Done of teachers Meredith Liu Redefining the Jobs To Be Done of teachers Traditional business looks at the world in terms of product and service categories. But the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) theory flips that perspective on […] Feb 6, 2013 Meredith Liu
Beyond school choice Michael B. Horn Beyond school choice At the midway point of this year’s National School Choice Week—a celebration of effective educational options for all children—what strikes me is how much choice […] Jan 30, 2013 Michael B. Horn
How to do a blended learning Power Hour Heather Staker How to do a blended learning Power Hour Many schools are curious about blended learning, but not ready for a whole-school transformation. One option is to consider piloting a Blended Learning Power Hour, […] Jan 17, 2013 Heather Staker
Building motivation, instilling grit: The necessity of mastery-based, digital learning Michael B. Horn Building motivation, instilling grit: The necessity of mastery-based, digital learning The potential of a competency-based (or mastery-based) education system powered by digital learning to customize for each individual student’s needs and bolster learning excites many. […] Jan 10, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Nine blended-learning topics from 2012 Heather Staker Nine blended-learning topics from 2012 In 2012 Michael B. Horn and I had the opportunity to write nine short articles on a range of blended-learning topics for THE Journal. Here […] Jan 7, 2013 Heather Staker
Extended school days, universal daycare, and virtual schools Heather Staker Extended school days, universal daycare, and virtual schools In my last post I said that students from highly supportive families constitute the lowest, or least demanding, tier of the PreK-12 education market. (The lowest […] Jan 3, 2013 Heather Staker