Posts by Tom Vander Ark
How a Dallas Restaurant Became a National Youth Development System
Café Momentum is not just a restaurant, it’s a youth development system with an ecosystem of support including paid internships, education and training, and physical and mental health support.
The Math of Making Wine
After four seasons, Marcus Rafanelli joined L’Ecole as Winemaker and his story underscores the value of work-based learning in high school and college.
Purpose Powered Education
What if we put purpose, this motivating driver, at the center of education? Tom Vander Ark shares more in his latest post.
How a Purpose Mindset Helps Navigate Life
In their new book, How to Navigate Life, Dr. Belle Liang and Tim Klein, advocate for cultivating a purpose mindset.
How Systems and States Can Encourage Better Project-Based Learning
Projects develop critical skills including problem definition, design thinking, problem-solving, communications, collaboration, and project management.
The Rooted School Network: Experiencing Success in College and Work in High School
Rooted Schools exist to provide “personal pathways to financial freedom" and is emerging as a national microschool network blending college credit, work experience and industry credentials (a nimble, next-gen P-TECH cousin) with strong supports in student-centered environments.
How YouScience is Closing the Aptitude and Interest Gap
YouScience Discovery is a series of brain games that uncover learner aptitudes and match them with best-fit careers.
North American Learners Gain 24/7 Support from Canadian Unicorn
Today, Paper has about 500 corporate employees and 2,100 tutors supporting more than 2.5 million learners in 30 states. It’s available statewide in Mississippi, a state that has demonstrated dramatic improvement in literacy rates.
How Accredible Makes Learning Credible
To increase the value of credentials, Accredible launched Spotlight Directory which allows issuers to provide a home base for people that hold their credentials.
States Partner on Micro-Credentials to Personalize Teacher Learning
Educator micro-credentials give teachers more voice and choice in their learning, allowing them some choice in what they learn, how they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning.