Pearson’s roadmap for online assessments Heather Staker Pearson’s roadmap for online assessments State officials from several states gathered in June to discuss Pearson’s Next-Generation Assessments Roadmap. Pearson created the interactive tool to help states that are trying […] July 6, 2011 Heather Staker
Money portability Heather Staker Money portability In this recent article, market analyst Peter Yastrow warned that America is not only heading for a double-dip recession, but is “on the verge of […] June 14, 2011 Heather Staker
Forty blended-learning profiles—behind the scenes Heather Staker Forty blended-learning profiles—behind the scenes I laughed when Meris Stansbury from eSchool News opened her review of our new white paper, titled “The rise of K-12 blended learning: Profiles of […] May 12, 2011 Heather Staker
The rise of K–12 blended learningProfiles of emerging models Heather Staker The rise of K–12 blended learningProfiles of emerging models By Heather Staker How does blended learning look in the trenches? What tools and policies are making it work? This 178-page white paper reveals 40 organizations that are early blended-learning pioneers and the technolog... May 1, 2011 Heather Staker
Grand prize for an analogy Heather Staker Grand prize for an analogy I wish I had a dime for every school that crams a laptop 1:1 into students’ hands and calls it online learning. Students taking notes […] Apr 7, 2011 Heather Staker
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
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
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 By Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker Online learning is sweeping across America, and it’s no longer only a distance-learning phenomenon. Most of the growth is in blended-learning environments, which are defined and c... Jan 1, 2011 Michael B. Horn
What can be done in a year? Heather Staker What can be done in a year? In two weeks… …a gifted 9th grader in Utah whizzed through an online algebra course and moved on. His program made his progress contingent on […] Dec 29, 2010 Heather Staker
Three Christmas wishes Heather Staker Three Christmas wishes Dear Santa: So much digital banter in the education space has focused on waiting for a Superman to fix struggling schools, but for my money, […] Dec 23, 2010 Heather Staker