Next-generation assessment and accountability in Texas Thomas Arnett Next-generation assessment and accountability in Texas On Thursday, March 19, 2015, the Texas Senate Education Committee held a public hearing for SB 1200, a bill that would create a commission on […] Mar 20, 2015 Thomas Arnett
New Texas bill would increase access to online courses Thomas Arnett New Texas bill would increase access to online courses On Thursday, March 12, 2015, the Texas State Senate Education Committee held a public hearing for SB 894, a bill that would expand students’ access […] Mar 13, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Barriers to a flexible teaching force Thomas Arnett Barriers to a flexible teaching force Last week, the Clayton Christensen Institute released a study detailing how online learning can help address the nation’s teacher labor shortages. Although the United States […] Mar 13, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Creating a sea change to improve teacher impact Thomas Arnett Creating a sea change to improve teacher impact One of the most conclusive findings in education research is that teachers matter. They are the most important thing outside of family background that affects […] Mar 4, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Fostering competency in Arizona Thomas Arnett Fostering competency in Arizona Yesterday the Arizona State Senate Education Committee voted 5-2 in favor of a bill that would create opportunities for schools to pilot competency-based education programs. […] Feb 13, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Why teachers can’t deliver real personalized learning in today’s schools Thomas Arnett Why teachers can’t deliver real personalized learning in today’s schools This week I watched a speech by long-time education leader Howard Fuller in which he describes the education reforms that low-income families most need. In […] Jan 30, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Creating the right incentives to drive innovation Thomas Arnett Creating the right incentives to drive innovation Online learning is a powerful technological enabler that can help many more students reach high levels of academic success. It allows us to truly differentiate […] Jan 16, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Customizing education requires better assessments Thomas Arnett Customizing education requires better assessments One exciting development that online learning facilitates is the opportunity for greater customizability. Online learning gives students access to a wide selection courses and learning […] Jan 9, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Creating the right incentives for innovation Thomas Arnett Creating the right incentives for innovation One of the core findings from our research on innovation is that technologies improve over time. We can see this happening with online and blended […] Dec 17, 2014 Thomas Arnett
U.S. DOE aims to revamp teacher preparation Thomas Arnett U.S. DOE aims to revamp teacher preparation Last week teacher preparation programs across the country received big news. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education proposed new regulations that would put more […] Dec 3, 2014 Thomas Arnett
TNTP reimagines blended teaching Thomas Arnett TNTP reimagines blended teaching TNTP, a teacher-recruitment and policy-advocacy group, recently released a new paper called “Reimagining Teaching in a Blended Learning Setting.” The paper describes roles and essential […] Nov 26, 2014 Thomas Arnett
How technology displaces teachers’ jobs Thomas Arnett How technology displaces teachers’ jobs Some of my most memorable moments from high school were learning to drive my parents’ Ford F-150. As it is with learning anything new, it […] Nov 19, 2014 Thomas Arnett