Posts by Tom Vander Ark

New Pathways

Think & Make: Teen-Directed Innovation Training Scales in India

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 10, 2025

Think & Make empowers under-resourced students with innovation skills, fostering problem-solving and creativity in India and South Asia.

Competency-Based Education

Schools Alive with Transformational Learning

Tom Vander Ark

May 9, 2025

Explore ISTE+ASCD Transformational Learning Principles aligning with Getting Smart Design for whole-child educational improvements.

Center for Curriculum and Redesign: Education for the Age of AI https://curriculumredesign.org/frameworks/

Leadership

How Does Agency Shape Education? | A Conversation with Charles Fadel

Mason Pashia, Tom Vander Ark

May 8, 2025

Exploring AI's role in education, agency's importance, and school missions with insights from Charles Fadel and Tom Vander Ark.

Learning Design

How can we reimagine where learning happens? Designing schools as community hubs within a personalized ecosystem

Rebecca Midles, Tom Vander Ark, Nate McClennen

Apr 17, 2025

Exploring schools as community hubs, integrating real-world and digital resources for a personalized learning ecosystem.

Sixth-graders work together on a science project about weather disasters.

EdTech

How Can AI Fuel Deeper Learning? A Conversation with Kali Frederick and Aatash Parikh

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 3, 2025

Exploring AI's impact on education, deeper learning, and project-based learning with insights from High Tech High and Inkwire's leaders.

Equity & Access

How AI Supports Deeper Learning: Reflections from the AI K-12 Deeper Learning Summit

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 10, 2025

AI in education empowers deeper learning by enhancing critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, transforming educational experiences.

New Pathways

Uplift Education Launches Health Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 21, 2025

Uplift Education's new health pathways program offers students career-ready skills in healthcare via work-based learning and dual enrollment.

Leadership

How AI is Changing Learning Goals

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 11, 2025

Explores how AI is reshaping education, emphasizing curiosity, agency, and AI management as essential skills for future learning and work.

Ed Policy

New in 2025 and What Edleaders Should Do About It

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Dec 19, 2024

In 2025, education leaders must navigate AI advancements, prioritize civic education, and foster work-based learning to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

New Pathways

Impact Projects at Northeastern University

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Nov 19, 2024

Engaging students in impact-driven projects is one of the most effective ways to cultivate valuable skills while developing what Charles Fadel refers to as the key Drivers of learning: Motivation, Identity, Agency, and Purpose. These Drivers are increasingly recognized as essential in Education for the Age of AI,…

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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