Posts by Katie Vander Ark
Awarding and Supporting Teacher Community Focused on Student-Centered Entrepreneurship
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is taking support for entrepreneurialism in education to the next-level. Don’t get me wrong. There’s no shortage of support for entrepreneurialism in education. USASBE’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education award focuses on HigherEd,…
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to Weave a Career by Seizing Opportunity
A nontraditional, DIY path helped me launch an early career, have the ability to travel and be creative with how I spend my time!
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.
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.
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.
MS 223 and MOUSE Head Back to School
MS 223 The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology in the Bronx and MOUSE are heading back to school today. Learn more about their program and how their MakertBot projects are changing the way students learn inside and outside the classroom.