Senior education researcher @ChristensenInst Future of teaching and disruptive innovation in K-12. Former @TeachForAmerica teacher and @edpioneers fellow.
Camarillo, CA
Joined February 2012
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If you'll be at @theDLAC Ignite conference next week, I'll be presenting some fascinating findings from our latest research.
If you'll be at @theDLAC Ignite conference next week, I'll be presenting some fascinating findings from our latest research.
Prom, Sports, and Stigma: Why Innovative Digital Programs Get Pigeonholed (And What to Do About It)
Monday, October 19, 2026, 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Most venture capital and philanthropy put education innovation on the wrong clock. arnettguide.substack.com/p/m…
My inaugural Substack post: Why AI tutors aren’t transforming education arnettguide.substack.com/p/w…
Over the last year, as I've followed the buzz about @Alphaschool, I've been using the lens of innovation theory to make sense of it and then hashing my thoughts out across a long run of conversations with my friend @michaelbhorn. Here's part 1. christenseninstitute.org/blo…
Check out my latest article: AI isn’t just good or bad—it’s both. The future of education depends on how we use it. linkedin.com/pulse/ai-isnt-j… via @LinkedIn
Most technologies require us to adapt to them. But what if AI flips that script?
In the first post of my new five-part series, I explore a shift that might be more transformative than any single breakthrough in AI’s capabilities. linkedin.com/pulse/what-most… via @LinkedIn
It’s panel picker season for #SXSWedu! Excited to share my session on transforming K-12 education. If you’re curious, I’d love your vote and support. Thanks!
panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/15…
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How does Jobs To Be Done Theory apply to families' microschooling decisions? Christensen Institute senior fellow @ArnettTom has an enlightening new paper out on this topic. He talked with me about it on today's podcast. youtu.be/TDkRz3aMD8s?si=L7sV…
What is it that makes reinventing school so hard? Check out my latest video for some thoughts on this topic. And add a comment to let me know what you think.
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The history of @IBM is a classic example of the Innovator's Dilemma. It remains one of *very* few "incumbents" that has survived waves of disruption by disrupting itself. Appreciated this from @theindicator. npr.org/podcasts/510325/the-…
#InnovatorsDilemma #IBM #DisruptiveInnovation
What are the challenges in overhauling traditional education? What does it take to create innovative school models? Check out my latest video, then add a comment to let me know what you think.
I've been wondering how trending technologies like #VR and #ChatGPT will impact K–12 #education. Here's some of my thinking on how things have shaped up so far.
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This @ArnettTom is what I've been talking about. If AI can serve as a tech enabler to make these models both sustainable and give them an upward improvement trajectory that doesn't replicate the existing/traditional system then could be big. Which microschool network will pioneer
My latest thoughts on how @Caltech and @khanacademy could be cracking open new possibilities for the future of high school.
New Post Alert: "Khan Academy—a new route to College Admissions." Let’s discuss the potential implications of an innovative admissions policy at @Caltech!
christenseninstitute.org/blo…
#EducationInnovation #HigherEd
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New Post Alert: "Khan Academy—a new route to College Admissions." Let’s discuss the potential implications of an innovative admissions policy at @Caltech!
christenseninstitute.org/blo…
#EducationInnovation #HigherEd
Voice conversations is a feature I've been waiting for.
ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak. Rolling out over next two weeks, Plus users will be able to have voice conversations with ChatGPT (iOS & Android) and to include images in conversations (all platforms).
openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-…