A smarter summer Heather Staker A smarter summer School is out for summer, and one glance at the bronzed bodies of the little people in my neighborhood in Hawaii leaves no doubt that […] June 30, 2010 Heather Staker
Is Apex Learning for everyone? Heather Staker Is Apex Learning for everyone? In a conversation with one of the principals featured in a forthcoming Apex Learning case study, the principal noted that males under the age of […] June 9, 2010 Heather Staker
The new classroom: online education and charter schools Michael B. Horn The new classroom: online education and charter schools Innosight Institute’s chairman, Gisele Huff, has an op-ed in The Hill’s Congress Blog. In the piece, titled “The new classroom: online education and charter schools,” […] June 7, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Autism Training Solutions Heather Staker Autism Training Solutions In a recent blog, Michael B. Horn identified how Rethink Autism’s business model bears many of the traits of a disruptive innovation. The new company […] May 26, 2010 Heather Staker
Pandora for learning is music to my ears Heather Staker Pandora for learning is music to my ears How I love this Freakonomics Radio podcast (click on Episode 1). It compares public schools to a bad radio station, which broadcasts one stream of […] May 20, 2010 Heather Staker
Stop the madness and stop cutting learning time Michael B. Horn Stop the madness and stop cutting learning time Students on balance need more time for learning. Chester Finn’s recent piece in the Wall Street Journal lays out the basic case around this. Meanwhile, […] May 13, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal and Innosight Institute Host Forum on Educational Innovation Michael B. Horn Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal and Innosight Institute Host Forum on Educational Innovation PHILADELPHIA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ — On May 11, in conjunction with its Spring edition launch, the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal will bring educational innovators from […] May 9, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Paul Peterson on Disrupting Class, Liberating Learning, and Saving Schools Michael B. Horn Paul Peterson on Disrupting Class, Liberating Learning, and Saving Schools Paul Peterson has a piece up on the Education Next site titled, “Three New Books on Virtual Education: Competitors or Complements?” His ultimate conclusion? They […] May 7, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Do disruptive innovations always start as not as good? Michael B. Horn Do disruptive innovations always start as not as good? I had an interesting discussion with Jose Ferreira, the founder of Knewton, a couple weeks ago after a panel that I moderated and on which […] Apr 29, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Michael Horn on innovative education programs in Florida Michael B. Horn Michael Horn on innovative education programs in Florida TheSunshineStateNews — April 16, 2010 — Michael Horn, cofounder and executive director of Innosight Institute, and adjunct scholar at the James Madison Institute speaks on innovative education programs in Florida Apr 26, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Florida Governor Crist’s veto Michael B. Horn Florida Governor Crist’s veto I was in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital, last week on the day that Governor Charlie Crist vetoed what is known somewhat famously—or infamously—as Senate Bill 6. […] Apr 23, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Wichita’s Learning Centers for dropouts and at-risk students part 2 Michael B. Horn Wichita’s Learning Centers for dropouts and at-risk students part 2 Last week I wrote about Innosight Institute Education Research Fellow Katherine Mackey’s case study on Wichita Public Schools and some things that jumped out at […] Apr 16, 2010 Michael B. Horn