Posts by Katie Vander Ark
Personalized Learning
The World’s Largest Lesson: 17 Goals to Change the World
The Global Goals campaign and UNICEF launch the World's Largest Lesson with 17 goals to change the world by 2030.
Difference Making
Knod: Eliminating the Education to Employment Gap
By: Katie Vander Ark. Knod is a Salt Lake City based talent development company working to eliminate the education-to-employment gap by producing job candidates who are ready for the workforce by focusing first on employer needs, not student needs.
Personalized Learning
A Back To School Choice: Virtual Learning
The summer is coming to a close and the nation is preparing to head back to school. For many families it is a great opportunity to have the ability to choose online or virtual school.
Ed Policy
4 Ways to Scale Personalized Learning
Recent reports shine a light on how to successfully measure and scale personalized learning. ow to scale personalized learning at the district level, regionally, statewide and nationally.
Difference Making
Insights into Vital Millennial Skills
GSV Media recently released a Wealth of Nations 2.0 report with data on the top 10 countries by Millennials skills and the U.S. was listed as ranking low at 19.
EdTech
Julie Young Launches Online Learning Venture
Global Personalized Academics, a new Orlando based education venture launched last week aiming to provide virtual classroom learning to help students across the globe transform the way they learn.
Leadership
Las Vegas: Downtown Project, Blended Progress
“Education is the bedrock on which a truly great city is built,” according to Tony Hsieh. His Downtown Projects is reshaping the old city center north of the Vegas Strip. Clark Co has some great magnets and blending learning plans.
Personalized Learning
125 Top Blogs on Blended Learning
The 2012-13 was a big inflection point in blended learning--and we're seeing and hearing about almost twice as new models this year. We compiled a list of 125 blogs in what we hope are useful categories. Enjoy!
Personalized Learning
Roadtrip Nation Releases Deeper Learning Report
Roadtrip Nation launched into the education field in 2008 as a school-based program for students to “define their own roads in life”. To date, over 100,000 students from over 1,800 schools across 22 states have participated in the Roadtrip Nation Experience.
Personalized Learning
STEM Summit: Learning in the Digital Age
Scientific American and Macmillan Science and Education hosted the STEM Summit: Learning in the Digital Age to discuss the ever changing landscape in education and how to better support STEM and science programs in schools.