Michael Horn Takes Part in iNACOL Webinar to Promote Newest Book
By: Matt Smith Feb. 04, 2015
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from 2:00pm 3:00pm ET, iNACOL is hosting a Leadership Webinar featuring author Michael Horn presenting and discussing his latest book, "Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools."
Michael Horn presents a practical field guide for implementing blended learning and highlights how school leaders and teachers can design learning environments to harness innovation toward personalized, student-centered learning to unleash student engagement and dramatically improve student achievement.
"Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools", which Horn coauthored with Heather Staker, provides implementation guidance for educators seeking to incorporate online learning with traditional classroom time. Michael will discuss a step-by-step framework to build a more student-centered system, along with essential advice to build the next generation of K-12 learning environments. Leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders will gain valuable insights into the process of using online learning to the greatest benefit of students, while avoiding missteps and potential pitfalls.
"Michael and Heather have created an indispensable resource for classroom, school, and district leaders exploring blended learning," said Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL. "This webinar will provide a forum for educators to discuss a framework for blended learning implementations with one of the field's leading thinkers in the areas of education innovation, blended and personalized learning."
This webinar is free to attend, but please register at http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/leadership/ for final details and login information.
About iNACOL
The mission of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is to ensure all students have access to a world-class education and quality blended and online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success. iNACOL is a non-profit organization focusing on research, developing policy for student-centered education to ensure equity and access, developing quality standards for emerging learning models using online, blended, and competency-based education, and supporting the ongoing professional development of classroom, school, and district leaders for new learning models. To learn more about iNACOL, please visit http://inacol.org.
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