Apex Learning Part III Katherine Mackey Apex Learning Part III This is the third of three blog entries (click here and here to read the previous ones) that follow Stephanie’s experience as she takes an […] Nov 16, 2010 Katherine Mackey
Apex Learning Part II Katherine Mackey Apex Learning Part II This is the second of three blog entries (click here to read the previous one) that follow Stephanie’s experience as she takes an Algebra I […] Nov 9, 2010 Katherine Mackey
Apex Learning Part I Katherine Mackey Apex Learning Part I Later this month, Innosight Institute will publish a new case study, titled “Apex Learning: Surveying online learning programs in three districts,” that looks at the […] Nov 2, 2010 Katherine Mackey
In education, is small really better? Katherine Mackey In education, is small really better? Over the past two months, education reform has become a hot topic in light of all the hype surrounding the theatrical release of Davis Guggenheim’s […] Oct 26, 2010 Katherine Mackey
‘Cramming’ Katherine Mackey ‘Cramming’ A few years ago, I had the opportunity to hear David Dockterman speak at a technology conference hosted by Tom Snyder Productions. During his speech, […] Oct 19, 2010 Katherine Mackey
Is online learning for everyone? Katherine Mackey Is online learning for everyone? Over the past two years, my research for Innosight Institute has taken me to different parts of the United States to observe how various school […] Oct 6, 2010 Katherine Mackey
How online learning can help alternative schools Katherine Mackey How online learning can help alternative schools According to a recent survey from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, a third of the districts that run alternative schools and […] Apr 13, 2010 Katherine Mackey
Wichita Public Schools’ Learning CentersCreating a new educational model to serve dropouts and at-risk students Katherine Mackey Wichita Public Schools’ Learning CentersCreating a new educational model to serve dropouts and at-risk students By Katherine Mackey In the fall of 1999, Wichita Public Schools launched a computer-based learning program to help dropouts and at-risk students earn high school diplomas. This case study details the history of the prog... Mar 1, 2010 Katherine Mackey
VOISE AcademyPioneering a blended-learning model in a Chicago public high school Katherine Mackey VOISE AcademyPioneering a blended-learning model in a Chicago public high school By James Sloan and Katherine Mackey In the fall of 2008, Chicago Public Schools opened a new high school in a poverty-stricken, crime-ridden neighborhood that blended a traditional brick-and-mortar school environment wi... Dec 26, 2009 Katherine Mackey
Florida Virtual SchoolBuilding the first statewide, Internet-based public high school Katherine Mackey Florida Virtual SchoolBuilding the first statewide, Internet-based public high school By Katherine Mackey and Michael B. Horn From its beginnings with a small $200,000 grant in 1997, the Florida Virtual School has grown to serve over 70,000 students a year. This case study details the policies and decisi... Oct 26, 2009 Katherine Mackey
