Clayton Christensen Archives

Navigation and guidance in the age of AI: 5 trends to watch

January 14, 2025 by Laura Ascione

In terms of navigation and guidance, how will students access support and information in the age of AI--will human connection grow or shrink?

With the right tools and market conditions, AI could enable more schools to offer high-end, high-touch supports to students, assert Julia Freeland Fisher and Anna Arsenault of the…

Teacher Professional Development

Teacher shortages bring to mind the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’

November 30, 2023November 23, 2023 by Michael B. Horn, Co-Founder & Distinguished Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute

In a teacher shortage, don't just be to pipe in a virtual teacher that delivers more one-size-fits-none, whole-group instruction.

“Fueled by teacher shortages,” we’re told in a recent article in The74, “Zoom-in-a-Room” is making a comeback. If this is the case, although it’s better than the alternative—no teacher…

District Management

5 ways relationship mapping supports your students

August 31, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Schools can better understand the relationships students have outside of school through a strategy called relationship mapping

When students have "positive and diverse" relationships, they are less likely to be at risk, more likely to boost their academic performance and persistence, and are also more…

COVID in Schools

5 insights about post-pandemic education

December 7, 2022July 6, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Post-pandemic education will look different--here's what research says about administrators' and teachers' priorities

This school year marked the first "almost normal" school year since the 2018-19 school year. Most began the school year with mask mandates, and many quarantined entire classes…

District Management

Did online learning mostly miss the mark?

July 26, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Online learning has great potential, but in the rush to go digital during COVID, not all of its benefits were truly realized

Online learning has untapped potential for students across the nation, and while the COVID-19 pandemic forced classrooms online in early 2020, that doesn't mean learning became more innovative…

District Management

5 ways peer networks lead to better student support systems

July 16, 2021 by Laura Ascione

It's time student support networks got an overhaul--and looking to students' social capital is key

Student support services didn't live up to their potential during the global health pandemic, economic ups and downs, political turmoil, and more upheaval, according to a report from…

Featured on eSchool News

4 facts about student-centered learning

August 13, 2021June 29, 2021 by Laura Ascione

New data examines the state of online and hybrid learning and casts a forward-looking eye toward what's next for education

A report from the Clayton Christensen Institute offers unique insights and recommendations for education as schools strive to move toward ... Read more

District Management

5 steps to build and strengthen students’ networks

May 31, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Students' networks carry them beyond school and into the workforce--here's how to help them create strong connections

Building and strengthening students' networks helps to support student well-being and expand their sense of future possible selves, according to researchers at the Clayton Christensen Institute.

Personalized Learning

4 things data tells us about student-centered learning

December 5, 2022February 10, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A new report from the Clayton Christensen Institute offers unique insights and recommendations for education as schools strive to move toward student-centered learning practices. In the report, author…

Blended Learning

5 tips for getting blended learning right

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

When implementing a blended learning model, it is important for schools to be aware of key components and steps to integrate into their plan. In “Five Tips for…

Blended Learning

6 tips from personalized learning innovators leading change

August 30, 2016August 29, 2016 by Julia Freeland Fisher

A new conference and report reveal the top change management strategies driving today's new education models like blended and personalized learning. Step one: Embrace the fact that you…

Teaching Trends

Designing custom ed-tech software requires joint effort

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Off-the-shelf education technology platforms can often fall short when aligning with educators’ specific approaches to instruction. As a result, many ... Read more

Blended Learning

Opinion: Virtual schools are a critical piece of education’s future

November 5, 2013January 18, 2010 by By Michael Simonson, Contributor

Technological innovations might be categorized along a continuum from sustaining to disruptive. In education, a sustaining technology might be a SMART Board, which in most applications is a…

District Management

Navigation and guidance in the age of AI: 5 trends to watch

Teacher shortages bring to mind the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’

5 ways relationship mapping supports your students

5 insights about post-pandemic education

Did online learning mostly miss the mark?

4 facts about student-centered learning

5 steps to build and strengthen students’ networks

4 things data tells us about student-centered learning

5 tips for getting blended learning right

6 tips from personalized learning innovators leading change

Designing custom ed-tech software requires joint effort

Opinion: Virtual schools are a critical piece of education’s future

Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2009: No. 6

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

Catapult Learning is Approved to Provide High-Dosage Tutoring in Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Schools

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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