My children, my guinea pigs Heather Staker My children, my guinea pigs Disruptive innovations get their initial footing by providing a simple application that competes against nonconsumption. That is, they introduce a more accessible option for people […] Feb 26, 2011 Heather Staker
With tight budgets, rethink extended learning time Michael B. Horn With tight budgets, rethink extended learning time Should all students, regardless of their circumstances, be in school longer? And if so, does this mean we simply require all students to be in […] Feb 24, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Advanced Academics Katherine Mackey Advanced Academics In November, I had the opportunity to spend an entire day shadowing teachers at Advanced Academics, an online school that provides comprehensive middle and high […] Feb 15, 2011 Katherine Mackey
To out-educate, we must out-innovate Michael B. Horn To out-educate, we must out-innovate In his State of the Union address, President Obama urged the country to out-innovate the rest of the world. If we want to bolster America’s […] Feb 10, 2011 Michael B. Horn
The realities of data collection in K-12 public education Katherine Mackey The realities of data collection in K-12 public education K-12 public education accounts for the biggest slice of state and local government budgets. In 2005, the public spent some $500 billion annually on K-12 […] Feb 8, 2011 Katherine Mackey
Michael Horn speaks with the Economist about how education can be more affordable and accessible Michael B. Horn Michael Horn speaks with the Economist about how education can be more affordable and accessible Feb 4, 2011 Michael B. Horn
A disconnect in sparking K-12 education investment Michael B. Horn A disconnect in sparking K-12 education investment A couple weeks ago, the Aspen Institute convened a group of Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) applicants, investors of all stripes, and other innovators in […] Feb 3, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Musings about unit recovery Katherine Mackey Musings about unit recovery Traditional high schools are increasingly beginning to use online learning to enable students who have failed a unit assessment to retake the unit before they […] Feb 2, 2011 Katherine Mackey
Providing ACCESS to AlabamaConnecting rural classrooms through distance and online learning Heather Staker Providing ACCESS to AlabamaConnecting rural classrooms through distance and online learning By Heather Staker and Andrew Trotter One-third of Alabama’s K-12 students live in rural areas. The state has struggled to provide them with advanced courses, foreign languages, and electives. This case describes how t... Feb 1, 2011 Heather Staker
Defining blended learning Heather Staker Defining blended learning Michael B. Horn and I teamed up last fall with the Charter School Growth Fund and Public Impact to conduct a market survey of blended-learning […] Jan 27, 2011 Heather Staker
The rise of K-12 blended learning Michael B. Horn The rise of K-12 blended learning Online learning is sweeping across America. In the year 2000, roughly 45,000 K–12 students took an online course. In 2009, more than 3 million K–12 […] Jan 27, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Debunking myths about online-learning teachers Katherine Mackey Debunking myths about online-learning teachers At VSS 2010, Michael B. Horn asked a panel of six online-learning leaders what policy they thought posed the greatest barrier to the growth of […] Jan 25, 2011 Katherine Mackey
