The first principle of blended learning Heather Staker The first principle of blended learning As I talk to people who want to blend online learning into students’ curriculum, the most frequent question I get is what online content is […] July 2, 2012 Heather Staker
Moving off the sidelines: Why I’m joining the Fidelis board Michael B. Horn Moving off the sidelines: Why I’m joining the Fidelis board When Clayton Christensen published The Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997, educators from around the country began asking him to apply the theories of disruptive innovation to […] June 27, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Know the ups and downs of broadband Heather Staker Know the ups and downs of broadband This week I switched from Time Warner to AT&T for residential Internet and cable. For the same cost, AT&T offered more channels and promised the […] June 22, 2012 Heather Staker
Gates Foundation steps up with investments in next-generation learning Michael B. Horn Gates Foundation steps up with investments in next-generation learning The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation put two stakes in the ground yesterday in support of next-generation digital learning: one in the postsecondary school space […] June 20, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Warning signs for personalized learning Heather Staker Warning signs for personalized learning When Julie Young founded the Florida Virtual School in 1997, her team coined the slogan “any time, any place, any path, any pace” to describe how the […] June 18, 2012 Heather Staker
The wisdom, risks, and foolishness of Race to the Top Michael B. Horn The wisdom, risks, and foolishness of Race to the Top With the Department of Education’s release of its latest Race to the Top competition—this one focused on school districts instead of states—there has been a […] June 12, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Innosight Institute’s comments on Race to the Top District draft Michael B. Horn Innosight Institute’s comments on Race to the Top District draft June 8, 2012 Honorable Arne Duncan Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education Washington, D.C. 20201 Re: Comments on Race to the Top District draft […] June 11, 2012 Michael B. Horn
How to build a competency-oriented system Heather Staker How to build a competency-oriented system I’m re-posting this blog that I wrote last week for the launch of the CompetencyWorks website. The site is an excellent resource for information on competency […] June 7, 2012 Heather Staker
Convening Rhode Island around digital learning Christensen Institute Convening Rhode Island around digital learning By Meg Evans Seeking to spur digital learning, the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) created a competition to incentivize schools to innovate. Read about how RIDE got the word out to u... June 1, 2012 Christensen Institute
School Design 101: The Class Schedule is Your Enemy Alex Hernandez School Design 101: The Class Schedule is Your Enemy Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. —Alice in Wonderland— I am fortunate to collaborate with a number of amazing educators […] May 31, 2012 Alex Hernandez
Why Steve Jobs would have loved digital learning Michael B. Horn Why Steve Jobs would have loved digital learning In the wake of Steve Jobs’ passing, many wrote about the statements he made throughout his adult life about how to improve the U.S. education […] May 31, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Making education innovation come to life Michael B. Horn Making education innovation come to life Having taken an extended vacation the past few weeks, I returned to the United States to see that the pace of innovation in education is […] May 16, 2012 Michael B. Horn