What does it look like when the very best in technology gets deeply embedded in one of the most challenged elementary schools?  How does a blended classroom look?  Where are…

Do you ever wonder why some of our best thoughts come early in the morning, often in the shower? “Imagine:  How Creativity Works” by Jonah Lehrer is a recent book that explores…

At our recent Teacher Gala honoring the Teachers and staff of A.L. Holmes Elementary on June 22, 2012, I asked Principal Williams to close the evening with a final address to her teachers.…

“When I Grow Up…….”.  What child has not uttered these words at some time early and often in their life?  I don’t have any data to verify this claim, however I would…

On Friday June 22, 2012, Matchbook Learning spent the evening at the Whitney, the iconic 1894 mansion turned restaurant in Detroit, to honor the teachers and staff at A.L. Holmes Elementary…

A.L. Holmes (ALH) is a K-8 school within the Detroit Public School District.  While the school is a turnaround school, it was given a School Improvement Grant in 2011 to launch…

A 1 minute video tour of our blended model in action

Barbara Shaw, has just about seen it all.  A career that has spanned over 22 years in public education, she currently teaches 6th grade math at A.L. Holmes Elementary school in…

A.L. Holmes Elementary School in Detroit is Matchbook Learning’s first turnaround school to use our blended model of school. AL Holmes Math and English Language Arts teachers in grades…