Michael B. Horn is the co-founder and Executive Director, Education of Innosight Institute, a non-profit think tank devoted to applying the theories of disruptive innovation to problems in the social sector.
Bios
December 10th, 2008
Michael Horn
December 2nd, 2008
Panel: Peter Faustino and Lisa Goring; Moderator: Alison Singer
As the rate of autism diagnosis increases, many more public and private schools will include students with autism. Learners with autism may have some additional challenges in the school environment, but with the support of the school community – the teachers, administrators, aides, office staff, bus drivers, nurses, custodians, peers and parents -- students with autism can make great strides and become valued members of a student body.
December 2nd, 2008
Panel: Diane August and Margarita Calderon
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December 2nd, 2008
Panel: Bill Baker, Dick Iannuzzi, Ernie Logan, and Sandra Stein; Moderator: Jim Hennessy
Few topics get more attention in schools than leadership. Once understood as a top-down dynamic with clearly defined paths into the “top job,” leadership has come to mean many more things, especially when it comes to schools.
December 2nd, 2008
Panel: Frank Baker and Sherri Hope Culver
This panel will discuss the changes in the media field and the way those changes have shifted our definition of literacy.
November 20th, 2008
Danica McKellar, Interviewed by Dennis Van Roekel
Danica McKellar is an accomplished actress on film, television and the stage, and now a two-time New York Times bestselling author.
November 20th, 2008
Panel: Noah Bopp and Joel Rosenthal; Moderator: William Vocke
One cannot teach global awareness for long without confronting difficult ethical questions. Was it right to invade Iraq? Are we obligated to provide more humanitarian assistance in Darfur? Should we force developing countries to limit their carbon emissions?
November 19th, 2008
Francis Eberle
Dr. Francis Q. Eberle is the executive director of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning.
November 18th, 2008
The Electric Company Panel
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November 17th, 2008
Panel: Bryn Hogan, Cecelia McCarton, Monica Osgood
This session features three professional whose institutions serve children and their parents in three different ways.








