The opportunity to create more champion teachers Allison Akhnoukh The opportunity to create more champion teachers Since being published in 2010, Doug Lemov’s book Teach Like a Champion has been heralded as the preeminent playbook for effective teaching. I’ve read the […] Sept 19, 2012 Allison Akhnoukh
Louisiana’s foray into modular education Meredith Liu Louisiana’s foray into modular education This Wednesday, Education Week reported on Louisiana’s Course Choice program, a new state initiative that allows public school students to enroll in individual courses outside of […] Sept 17, 2012 Meredith Liu
The counterproductive attack on NYC’s School of One Michael B. Horn The counterproductive attack on NYC’s School of One Last week the New York Daily News came out guns blazing against New York City’s bold innovation designed to rethink how students learn math, the […] Sept 13, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Online learning: An unexpected remedy to segregated schools Meredith Liu Online learning: An unexpected remedy to segregated schools Last week, Richard Rothstein and Mark Santow wrote a compelling piece, reminding us of the continued, devastating impact of segregation on educational equality. Stated succintly, “There […] Sept 4, 2012 Meredith Liu
A guide to personalizing learning:Suggestions for the Race to the Top-District competition Christensen Institute A guide to personalizing learning:Suggestions for the Race to the Top-District competition By Meg Evans The top priority for the U.S. Department of Education’s new Race to the Top-District (RTT–D) competition is to create personalized-learning environments to bolster student achievement. As LEAs construct... Sept 1, 2012 Christensen Institute
Why the latest Race to the Top competition matters Michael B. Horn Why the latest Race to the Top competition matters The Department of Education’s latest foray into digital learning is a big deal. The Race to the Top-District competition’s “Absolute Priority 1” is personalized learning. […] Aug 30, 2012 Michael B. Horn
No shock as Peru’s one-to-one laptops miss mark Michael B. Horn No shock as Peru’s one-to-one laptops miss mark Five years ago Peru’s government equipped 800,000 of its public school students with low-cost laptops through the One Laptop Per Child initiative. The purpose was […] Aug 22, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Investing in Education Innovation Alex Hernandez Investing in Education Innovation Ask yourself, would the next Rocketship Education or Goalbook grow in your backyard? If not, what would it take? One thing is for sure: education innovation does not happen […] Aug 9, 2012 Alex Hernandez
Online learning, teaching, and misleading opinions Michael B. Horn Online learning, teaching, and misleading opinions A couple of pieces in the New York Times and Washington Post have attracted some attention over the past couple of weeks for their descriptions […] July 26, 2012 Michael B. Horn
A hope for future irrelevance Michael B. Horn A hope for future irrelevance I had the opportunity recently to revisit Doug Lemov’s book, Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College, which […] July 18, 2012 Michael B. Horn
It’s true, nothing can replace a good teacher Katherine Mackey It’s true, nothing can replace a good teacher In Jay Mathews’s recent column, “Nothing Can Replace a Good Teacher,” he describes a sad scenario in which a seventh-grader in Michigan was enrolled in […] July 17, 2012 Katherine Mackey
Dithering and delay in New Jersey denies students important schooling options Michael B. Horn Dithering and delay in New Jersey denies students important schooling options Yesterday I, along with my colleague, Innosight Institute Education research assistant Charity Eyre, authored an op-ed titled “State has virtually no reason to not give […] July 12, 2012 Michael B. Horn