How to build a competency-oriented system Heather Staker How to build a competency-oriented system I’m re-posting this blog that I wrote last week for the launch of the CompetencyWorks website. The site is an excellent resource for information on competency […] June 7, 2012 Heather Staker
School Design 101: The Class Schedule is Your Enemy Alex Hernandez School Design 101: The Class Schedule is Your Enemy Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. —Alice in Wonderland— I am fortunate to collaborate with a number of amazing educators […] May 31, 2012 Alex Hernandez
Why Steve Jobs would have loved digital learning Michael B. Horn Why Steve Jobs would have loved digital learning In the wake of Steve Jobs’ passing, many wrote about the statements he made throughout his adult life about how to improve the U.S. education […] May 31, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Making education innovation come to life Michael B. Horn Making education innovation come to life Having taken an extended vacation the past few weeks, I returned to the United States to see that the pace of innovation in education is […] May 16, 2012 Michael B. Horn
We Need a Fab Lab for Education Alex Hernandez We Need a Fab Lab for Education “I’d make different choices for my new school if I didn’t have the pressure to be perfect on day one.” — New school entrepreneur— “New […] May 10, 2012 Alex Hernandez
Education innovation heats up in the desert Michael B. Horn Education innovation heats up in the desert The ASU Skysong Education Innovation Summit has become the can’t-miss education innovation event of the year in just the three years since it was founded—and […] Apr 19, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Stillwater Area Public Schools Christensen Institute Stillwater Area Public Schools Note: The information in this profile represents SY2011-12 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name Stillwater Area Public Schools Type District Locale Rural Headquarters Stillwater, Minnesota [&hell... Apr 19, 2012 Christensen Institute
Yes, University of Phoenix is disruptive; no, that doesn’t make it the end-all Michael B. Horn Yes, University of Phoenix is disruptive; no, that doesn’t make it the end-all Many of my friends in the education world are fond of talking about how the University of Phoenix is not in fact a disruptive innovation. […] Apr 12, 2012 Michael B. Horn
Faith Christian Academy Reader-generated blended-learning profiles Faith Christian Academy Submitted by Eve Wall, Online Coordinator Note: The information in this profile represents SY2011-12 unless otherwise indicated. School/organization overview Name Faith Christian Academy Type Independent […] Apr 9, 2012 Reader-generated blended-learning profiles
How machine-based tutoring could disrupt human tutors Michael B. Horn How machine-based tutoring could disrupt human tutors Back in January, my friend Bror Saxberg, chief learning officer of Kaplan, published an eye-popping blog about a meta-analysis that Kurt VanLehn published recently about […] Apr 5, 2012 Michael B. Horn
6 dreams for state education systems, part II Heather Staker 6 dreams for state education systems, part II Yesterday in this blog I said that there’s an organization that is already using a sophisticated data system to deliver a fully competency-based education model […] Apr 3, 2012 Heather Staker
6 dreams for state education systems Heather Staker 6 dreams for state education systems Imagine if each state provided its K-12 students a simple, navigable portal that linked them to the best learning resources in the world and they […] Apr 2, 2012 Heather Staker