Cramming computers: It’s still the same old story Michael B. Horn Cramming computers: It’s still the same old story The New York Times woke many with a start over the weekend when it reported in its Sunday edition on a school in Arizona investing […] Sept 8, 2011 Michael B. Horn
How the East Coast could benefit from online learning Katherine Mackey How the East Coast could benefit from online learning In the wake of the slew of natural disasters that hit the East Coast this past week, an article in today’s Edweek announced: Hurricane Irene swept ashore […] Aug 29, 2011 Katherine Mackey
EdTech market is growing–if you’re disruptive Michael B. Horn EdTech market is growing–if you’re disruptive An article by Katie Ash in Education Week about a new report by the investment bank, Berkery Noyes, caught my eye recently because of its […] Aug 25, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Playbook for immediate innovation Heather Staker Playbook for immediate innovation It’s hard to coach a football game when the players and the playbook are designed for soccer. This is the challenge that superintendents and principals […] Aug 24, 2011 Heather Staker
‘Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning’: A stimulating, quality read Michael B. Horn ‘Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning’: A stimulating, quality read At the end of July, the Fordham Institute launched an important new series to examine how to create healthy policy for the emergent and disruptive […] Aug 17, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Interview with Brian Greenberg on Envision Schools Blended Learning Pilot Alex Hernandez Interview with Brian Greenberg on Envision Schools Blended Learning Pilot Brian Greenberg, recently the Chief Academic Officer of Envision Schools, listened to all the hype about blended learning and, like a great edu-preneur, decided to […] Aug 15, 2011 Alex Hernandez
Teacher of the Future Why digital learning will liberate teachers Michael B. Horn Why digital learning will liberate teachers I spend a lot of time writing about how digital learning can transform our education system into a student-centric one. In my last blog, I […] Aug 9, 2011 Michael B. Horn Teacher of the Future
Why ‘soccer moms’ matter for digital learning Michael B. Horn Why ‘soccer moms’ matter for digital learning This past week I had the privilege of addressing a group of parents at the National Coalition for Public School Options Family Reunion in Washington, […] July 22, 2011 Michael B. Horn
How parents can set up an extracurricular online-learning routine Heather Staker How parents can set up an extracurricular online-learning routine One of the most common questions I field is from parents who want to know what online-learning programs are best for their kids and how […] July 21, 2011 Heather Staker
How the Internet is revolutionizing education Michael B. Horn How the Internet is revolutionizing education I saw this on the Web and thought it was a pretty neat depiction of how online learning is growing and evolving. Some of the […] July 18, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Year 1 results for the KIPP Empower Academy Heather Staker Year 1 results for the KIPP Empower Academy I am happy to see this post from edReformer about KIPP Empower Academy‘s stellar results from its blended-learning pilot. In the white paper titled The Rise […] July 14, 2011 Heather Staker
Blended Learning’s Impact on Teacher Development Alex Hernandez Blended Learning’s Impact on Teacher Development One of the most frequent questions I get on blended learning is “How do we prepare our teachers?” This question hit home for me when […] July 11, 2011 Alex Hernandez