Posts by Katie Vander Ark
Equity & Access
Reimagining Education in High Need Areas with Cascade Public Charter Schools
Garth Reeves and Scott Canfield discuss the opening of Cascade Public Charter Schools where they are trying to reimagine public education and co-construct an innovative network of mentorship-based, deeper learning schools.
Difference Making
Review: The Future of Jobs and Job Training
With the emergence of new educational and training programs to suit the changing job market, what does a graduate profile look like? In this post, I look at PEW Research's recent report: The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training.
Project-Based Learning
The Rise of AI Demands Project-Based Learning
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise, and interviews with leaders in several different fields about AI point to the same thing: an increasing importance in self-directed learning--lifelong, often project-based and (when possible) with a diverse team.
Difference Making
10 Simple Steps for GenDIYers to Find Meaningful Work
By utilizing relationships through a social entrepreneurship fellowship, plus a support system of close friends and mentors, a GenDIYer redefined his quarter-life “crisis” into a quarter-life breakthrough.
Personalized Learning
Most Likely to Succeed Concludes a 50 State Tour
Executive Producer Ted Dintersmith is concluding his 50 State Tour for the film Most Likely to Succeed with stops in West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Difference Making
Boosting Training, Education and Qualifications
Sebastien Turbot explains the need to boost training, education and level of qualifications for workers globally to meet the needs of employers and equip students with the necessary skills to find employment.
Leadership
‘Most Likely to Succeed’ Tours all 50 States
Executive Producer Ted Dintersmith embarks on the second half of his 50 State Tour with Most Likely to Succeed with stops in the Northeast and Northwest meeting with Governors, Superintendents, parents, students and schools.
Leadership
Ted Dintersmith On The Future of School
Education advocate Ted Dintersmith is on a 50 state tour talking about the movie he produced, Most Likely to Succeed, hoping to spark conversations about schools that inspire and engage.
Personalized Learning
Parent Power Fuels Rocketship
Rocketship's Spark Academy in San Jose supports students growth through an innovative rotational model, a learning lab and diverse technology programs in the classroom. The foundation of the school model includes community, parent and teacher involvement in the students individualized learning pathway on a daily basis.
Personalized Learning
As College ROI dips, College and Career Readiness Couldn’t be more Important
New reports from Instructure and New Tech Network outline the vast postsecondary options and tools offered to prepare students for college and career.