How digital learning could revolutionze our schools Michael B. Horn How digital learning could revolutionze our schools In his Washington Post op-ed titled “How teacher development could revolutionize our schools” Bill Gates correctly identifies a critical challenge looming before the nation and […] Mar 17, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Florida agrees to move forward Heather Staker Florida agrees to move forward Today the Florida State Board of Education held a four-hour working session called “Workshop on the Learning Environment of Tomorrow.” I joined Governor Bob Wise […] Mar 15, 2011 Heather Staker
Utah pushes forward toward student-centric learning Michael B. Horn Utah pushes forward toward student-centric learning Those who read my blog last week know that Utah’s Senate Bill 65, also known as the Statewide Online Education Program, got off on the […] Mar 10, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Utah legislature swings and misses at strike one Michael B. Horn Utah legislature swings and misses at strike one Utah’s state senate missed a first opportunity Tuesday to kick start the transformation of its education system to a student-centric one and leapfrog the rest […] Mar 2, 2011 Michael B. Horn
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
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
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
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
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
Michelle Rhee: To put students first, focus on the students Gisele Huff Michelle Rhee: To put students first, focus on the students There are two things wrong with Michelle Rhee’s recent oped, “In Budget Crises, an Opening for School Reform,” in the Wall Street Journal. First, it […] Jan 24, 2011 Gisele Huff