Articles

Selected articles and guides written by Karen Greenwood Henke about long tail learning, educational technology, data-driven decision making and other topics related to the development of the Long Tail Learner idea.

Educators and the Long Tail: Implications for Teaching and Professional Development
CoSN Compendium, 2009 (Free Executive Summary)

Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update
Project Tomorrow and Blackboard, Inc., June 2009

Leadership in the 21st Century: The New Visionary Administrator
Project Tomorrow and Blackboard, November 2008

Meeting the Needs of the Long Tail Learner
CoSN Compendium, June 2008 (Free Executive Summary)

Learning in the 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning
Project Tomorrow and Blackboard, October 2007

How Fast Is Fast Enough?
Technology & Learning October 15, 2007

Measuring Up in a Flat World
Technology & Learning January 22, 2007

You’ve Got the Data…Now What? Strategies for Integrating Data into Instruction
Karen Greenwood Henke and Todd Pierson, CoSN Compendium, March 2006 (Free Executive Summary)

Diminishing Resources, Increasing Demands
Technology & Learning July 15, 2006

From Vision to Action: How School Districts Use Data to Improve Performance
CoSN Data-Driven Decision Making Initiative, March 2005 (Free Executive Summary)

You Are Not Alone: Options for Data Management
CoSN Compendium, March 2005 (Free Executive Summary)

Blackboard Case Studies:

• Calcasieu Parish Public Schools: Creating Courses, Sharing Content and Improving Communication
• Clear Creek Independent School District: From 0 to 8,664 in 12 months
• Cobb County School District: Keep the Teachers, Keep the Learning
• Littleton Public Schools: Individualized Learning and Collaborative Teaching to Increase Graduation Rates
• Polk County Public Schools: More Effective Instruction for Less
• JeffCo Public Schools: JeffCo Teachers Cross the Digital Divide
• 5 Ways for School Districts to Save

Case Studies for CoSN Data Driven Decision Making Initiative:

• Chicago Public Schools
• Fox Chapel Area School District
• Chugach School District
• Cleveland Municipal School District
• Lemon Grove School District
• Community Consolidated School District15
• Fulton County Schools
• Montgomery County School District
• Panhandle Area Consortium
• Poway Unified School District

The Digital Backpack
Threshold Fall 2005

The Great Race: Collaborating Around Data to Improve Student Achievement
CoSN Compendium, June 2004 (Free Executive Summary)

Vision to Know and Do: The Power of Data as a Tool in Educational Decision Making
CoSN Data-Driven Decision Making Initiative, Oct 2003 (Free Executive Summary)

Just the Basics: From Local to Web-Based Options
Technology & Learning June 2005

From Vision to Action: How School Districts Use Data to Improve Performance
School Business Affairs April 2005

Hot Technologies for K-12 Schools
NSSEA Essentials Jan/Feb 2005

The Data Game: Winning Ways to Find Hidden Money and Empower Teachers
Scholastic Administrator Dec/Jan 2005

District Salute: Profiles of Four NSBA Award-Winning Districts
Scholastic Administrator Fall 2002

Editor, NetDay Voice Articles
Teaching With Technology

• Technology Can Save Time and Expand Roles for Teachers – February 2003
• Read, Read, READ – The READ IN! Foundation Faces Technology Challenges – May 2002
• A Technology Bridge Builds Two-way Access to School and Home – May 2002
• The Final Frontier: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum – February 2002
• From Classroom Teachers to Global Adventurers: Using VirtualExplorers.org in the Classroom – February 2002
• The Wired Classroom – Technology Integration in Michigan Schools – May 2001
• Career Academies Model Curriculum – November 2001
• Real World Classroom: Using Technology to Understand our National Crisis – December 2001

Funding Technology

• A New Map for Technology Funding – March 2002
• Sustaining Budgets During Tough Times – March 2002
• Pomona Unified School District Constructs a Village at Indian Hill – November 2001

Leadership

• Data, Data, Everywhere – April 2003
• Visionary Leadership: NetDay Salutes Jordan Goins of West Bolivar School District - July 2002
• Sustaining an American Tradition of Community Service – June 2002
• Learning Leaders Know Their Students – January 2002
• Leadership Required for Successful Schools – January 2002

Technology Solutions

• NetDay Student Voices Contribute to the National Education Technology Plan – July 2003
• One District’s Approach to Security – September 2002
• ISAFE Empowers Children to Be Responsible and Secure Cyber Citizens – September 2002
• Changing Lives with Ideas and Actions: Community Technology Centers in New York City – June 2002
• A World Wide Web Without Barriers – April 2002
• Chaparral Elementary Students Carry Laptops to School This Fall – October 2001
• Laptops for Learning…Freedom at a Price – October 2001