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
Dithering and delay in New Jersey denies students important schooling options Michael B. Horn Dithering and delay in New Jersey denies students important schooling options Yesterday I, along with my colleague, Innosight Institute Education research assistant Charity Eyre, authored an op-ed titled “State has virtually no reason to not give […] July 12, 2012 Michael B. Horn
The first principle of blended learning Heather Staker The first principle of blended learning As I talk to people who want to blend online learning into students’ curriculum, the most frequent question I get is what online content is […] July 2, 2012 Heather Staker
Moving off the sidelines: Why I’m joining the Fidelis board Michael B. Horn Moving off the sidelines: Why I’m joining the Fidelis board When Clayton Christensen published The Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997, educators from around the country began asking him to apply the theories of disruptive innovation to […] June 27, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Know the ups and downs of broadband Heather Staker Know the ups and downs of broadband This week I switched from Time Warner to AT&T for residential Internet and cable. For the same cost, AT&T offered more channels and promised the […] June 22, 2012 Heather Staker
Gates Foundation steps up with investments in next-generation learning Michael B. Horn Gates Foundation steps up with investments in next-generation learning The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation put two stakes in the ground yesterday in support of next-generation digital learning: one in the postsecondary school space […] June 20, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Warning signs for personalized learning Heather Staker Warning signs for personalized learning When Julie Young founded the Florida Virtual School in 1997, her team coined the slogan “any time, any place, any path, any pace” to describe how the […] June 18, 2012 Heather Staker
The wisdom, risks, and foolishness of Race to the Top Michael B. Horn The wisdom, risks, and foolishness of Race to the Top With the Department of Education’s release of its latest Race to the Top competition—this one focused on school districts instead of states—there has been a […] June 12, 2012 Michael B. Horn