Kansas: High quality online learning increases equity in education
(Testimony provided to the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee by iNACOL colleague Maria Worthen on April…
Learning My Lesson
I had asked my ninth grade students to write a “last” chapter to the novel Seedfolks by…
Gateways, Not Grades
This is the second of a two-part series on Making Community Connections Charter School. Click here for…
Igniting Learning at the Making Community Connections Charter School
This is the first of a two-part series about Making Community Connections Charter School. Click here for…
Voices from the Field: Growth Mindset
We’ve been hearing a lot recently about the importance of these attributes through the work of Pink,…
Listening to Our Critics: Offering Multiple Assessments on the Path to Proficiency
I read an article today about a company that scours through comments and complaints from customers on…
Audacious Thinking
I was recently reading about Google X. We often think of the Google workplace as the sandbox…
Parent and student perceptions of blended learning – a case study by Dr. Jason Siko
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Jason Siko. He is an assistant professor of educational technology at Grand…
Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report published
The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute just published “Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report late last week….
Competency Education Supports Both Traditional and CTE Learning
Amanda is a typical high school student who loves spending time with her friends, participating in a…