Horizon Forum

About Horizon Forum

This new group focuses on the role of innovation and the future of PK-17 education in Minnesota. Face-to-face discussions are held periodically throughout the year. Participants include superintendents, principals, and teachers from Minnesota schools in addition to business leaders and members of the University of Minnesota community.

Past speakers include:

• Brock Dubbels, Ph.D. candidate, University of Minnesota
• Cristóbal Cobo, director of communications, Faculty of Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO), Mexico
• Chris Dede, professor, Harvard University
• Scott McLeod, associate professor, Iowa State University
• Danielle Pfeiffer, associate principal, Kent School District Technology Academy (Washington)
• Tom Tapper, superintendent, Owatonna Public Schools
• Ursula Zurita, professor, FLACSO-Mexico

For more information, e-mail John Moravec at moravec@umn.edu.

Next Horizon Forum meeting reminder—Online Education: Innovation or Illusion

If you haven’t already RSVP’d, there is still space available at the next Horizon Forum meeting!

Online Education: Innovation or Illusion
With Allison Powell, VP for the North American Council for Online Learning
Facilitated by Jeffrey Schulz
Friday, February 22
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Arthur Upson Room, Walter Library (University of Minnesota East Bank)

As online education continues to explode at all school levels, many questions arise. Is it valid? Does it take funding away from traditional sources? How is it different from what is being delivered in brick and mortar schools? What futures exist for online education?

Jeffrey Schulz, Curriculum Coordinator for BlueSky Online Charter School (now a Leapfrog Institutes partner), will lead a discussion and working session regarding online education, current trends and research, along with visioning for the future. You are invited to join the discussion as we envision education for the 21st Century and beyond.

Lunch and validated parking will be provided. Please RSVP your attendance to Carole MacLean by Tuesday, February 19, at cmaclean@umn.edu or call 612-625-5060.

The Horizon Forum focuses on the role of innovation and the future of PK-17 education in Minnesota. Face-to-face discussions are held periodically throughout the year. Participants include superintendents, principals, and teachers from Minnesota schools in addition to business leaders and members of the University of Minnesota community.

February 2008