Re-architecting Harrison’s world Heather Staker Re-architecting Harrison’s world In my last blog I wrote about how the traditional school system hampers student progress by tethering all students to common pacing, thereby handicapping a student like […] July 20, 2010 Heather Staker
Education as we know it is finished Michael B. Horn Education as we know it is finished Innosight Institute cofounders Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn authored a provocatively headlined piece in Forbes titled “Education As We Know It Is Finished: […] July 15, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Online learning continues to expand Michael B. Horn Online learning continues to expand For those naysayers who have been suspect of whether online learning would continue to grow in the highly regulated K-12 sector as disruptive innovations do, […] July 15, 2010 Michael B. Horn
The United States Handicapper General Heather Staker The United States Handicapper General In the satirical science fiction short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Harrison Bergeron is too smart, too attractive and too strong. By official edict of the […] July 9, 2010 Heather Staker
House prioritizes status quo over change in education Michael B. Horn House prioritizes status quo over change in education Transcript: Hi. I’m Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education of Innosight Institute. In the last few days, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to spend […] July 6, 2010 Michael B. Horn
One reason behind medical errors and what to do about it Michael B. Horn One reason behind medical errors and what to do about it July 5, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Gates Foundation launches comment period for NextGen challenges Michael B. Horn Gates Foundation launches comment period for NextGen challenges Many have by now seen that the Gates Foundation is launching what it is calling “NextGen Learning Challenges,” with the aim of improving college readiness […] July 1, 2010 Michael B. Horn
A smarter summer Heather Staker A smarter summer School is out for summer, and one glance at the bronzed bodies of the little people in my neighborhood in Hawaii leaves no doubt that […] June 30, 2010 Heather Staker
Reed Hastings and the future of education Michael B. Horn Reed Hastings and the future of education I’ve had the good fortune of hearing Reed Hastings speak twice in the months since his recent purchase of Dreambox Learning about his vision for […] June 24, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Differentiating learning by ‘learning style’ might not be so wise Michael B. Horn Differentiating learning by ‘learning style’ might not be so wise A study commissioned by Psychological Science in the Public Interest called “Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence,” by Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer, and Robert […] June 17, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Ed Tech confronts Obama’s mandate for change Heather Staker Ed Tech confronts Obama’s mandate for change President Obama’s FY2011 budget proposal zeroes out funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program, thereby eliminating the primary line item for federal Ed […] June 16, 2010 Heather Staker
Innosight Institute and HP collaborate on global “HP Catalyst Initiative” for STEM education, seek grant applicants Michael B. Horn Innosight Institute and HP collaborate on global “HP Catalyst Initiative” for STEM education, seek grant applicants Innosight Institute is collaborating with the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Office of Global Social Innovation in the launch of a new global education grant program called […] June 9, 2010 Michael B. Horn