Transform education with digital learning Michael B. Horn Transform education with digital learning Former governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise along with Innosight Institute Executive Director, Education Michael B. Horn authored a piece in The Hill titled, “Transform […] Dec 8, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Six edtech predictions for K-12 blended learning Alex Hernandez Six edtech predictions for K-12 blended learning Massive declines in state and local education funding will lead to a tsunami of blended learning programs, where students learn online in brick-and-mortar schools. Charter […] Dec 7, 2010 Alex Hernandez
Making high-speed access a reality for all schools Michael B. Horn Making high-speed access a reality for all schools Innosight Institute has published another case study, this one titled “The North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative: A public-private approach to improving school data networks.” On […] Dec 6, 2010 Michael B. Horn
On the road to transformation, digital learning now Michael B. Horn On the road to transformation, digital learning now Yesterday marked the release of the Digital Learning Council’s recommendations for transforming American education—10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. The Digital Learning Council, convened […] Dec 2, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Re: Re: Vote for who will get your job done Heather Staker Re: Re: Vote for who will get your job done In his blog last week, my friend Michael Horn astutely noted that the American system of checks and balances means that elected officials are vulnerable […] Nov 18, 2010 Heather Staker
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
Re: Vote for who will get your job done Michael B. Horn Re: Vote for who will get your job done My colleague Heather Staker wrote a recent blog titled “Vote for who will get your job done.” She does a great job summarizing the Tools […] Nov 11, 2010 Michael B. Horn
An optimistic view of schools Heather Staker An optimistic view of schools On October 30th at the 2010 National Net Impact Conference, which University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business hosted, I spoke on a panel about […] Nov 10, 2010 Heather Staker
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
When differentiating instruction makes little sense Michael B. Horn When differentiating instruction makes little sense In an Education Week commentary titled “When Pedagogic Fads Trump Priorities” published online September 27, 2010, Mike Schmoker makes a compelling argument against the practice […] Nov 4, 2010 Michael B. Horn
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
Vote for who will get your job done Heather Staker Vote for who will get your job done On November 2nd, 37 of the 100 Senate seats and all the House seats are up for election. Despite the pro-education rhetoric across both parties, […] Oct 29, 2010 Heather Staker