The counterproductive attack on NYC’s School of One Michael B. Horn The counterproductive attack on NYC’s School of One Last week the New York Daily News came out guns blazing against New York City’s bold innovation designed to rethink how students learn math, the […] Sept 13, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Los Altos School District Reader-generated blended-learning profiles Los Altos School District Submitted by Courtney Caldwell, Teacher/Instructional Coach Note: The information in this profile represents SY2011-12 unless otherwise indicated. To see Los Altos School District’s SY2010-11 profile, […] Sept 5, 2012 Reader-generated blended-learning profiles
Online learning: An unexpected remedy to segregated schools Meredith Liu Online learning: An unexpected remedy to segregated schools Last week, Richard Rothstein and Mark Santow wrote a compelling piece, reminding us of the continued, devastating impact of segregation on educational equality. Stated succintly, “There […] Sept 4, 2012 Meredith Liu
Why the latest Race to the Top competition matters Michael B. Horn Why the latest Race to the Top competition matters The Department of Education’s latest foray into digital learning is a big deal. The Race to the Top-District competition’s “Absolute Priority 1” is personalized learning. […] Aug 30, 2012 Michael B. Horn
KIPP Comienza Community Prep Reader-generated blended-learning profiles KIPP Comienza Community Prep Submitted by Jelena Dobic, Director of Development Note: The information in this profile represents SY2011-12 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name KIPP Comienza Community Prep […] Aug 28, 2012 Reader-generated blended-learning profiles
KIPP Empower Academy Reader-generated blended-learning profiles KIPP Empower Academy Submitted by Marcia Aaron, Executive Director, KIPP LA Note: The information in this profile represents SY2011-12 unless otherwise indicated. To see KIPP Empower Academy’s SY2010-11 […] Aug 28, 2012 Reader-generated blended-learning profiles
No shock as Peru’s one-to-one laptops miss mark Michael B. Horn No shock as Peru’s one-to-one laptops miss mark Five years ago Peru’s government equipped 800,000 of its public school students with low-cost laptops through the One Laptop Per Child initiative. The purpose was […] Aug 22, 2012 Michael B. Horn
A.L. Holmes Elementary-Middle School Christensen Institute A.L. Holmes Elementary-Middle School Submitted by Sajan George, founder and CEO, Matchbook Learning Note: The information in this profile represents SY2011-12 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name A.L. Holmes […] Aug 9, 2012 Christensen Institute
Investing in Education Innovation Alex Hernandez Investing in Education Innovation Ask yourself, would the next Rocketship Education or Goalbook grow in your backyard? If not, what would it take? One thing is for sure: education innovation does not happen […] Aug 9, 2012 Alex Hernandez
Online learning, teaching, and misleading opinions Michael B. Horn Online learning, teaching, and misleading opinions A couple of pieces in the New York Times and Washington Post have attracted some attention over the past couple of weeks for their descriptions […] July 26, 2012 Michael B. Horn
A hope for future irrelevance Michael B. Horn A hope for future irrelevance I had the opportunity recently to revisit Doug Lemov’s book, Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College, which […] July 18, 2012 Michael B. Horn
It’s true, nothing can replace a good teacher Katherine Mackey It’s true, nothing can replace a good teacher In Jay Mathews’s recent column, “Nothing Can Replace a Good Teacher,” he describes a sad scenario in which a seventh-grader in Michigan was enrolled in […] July 17, 2012 Katherine Mackey
