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Personalized Learning

Expanding Course Access in Louisiana

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 8, 2013

Louisiana announced that 21 more Course Choice providers made it into the final round of due diligence to become eligible to begin serving students next year.

Leadership

Prizes to Promote Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 8, 2013

While not an exhaustive list, there are four types of prizes that could prove to be useful in education. An example is provided in each category.

Ed Policy

Keeping Pace with K-12 Online & Blended Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 7, 2013

The 10th annual Keeping Pace report is bigger and better than ever. The annual review of policies and practices in K-12 online and blended is the go-to source.

Ed Policy

New Orleans: A System Transformed

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 6, 2013

Kingsland, keynoted the Moodle conference in New Orleans (#MootUSLA13) yesterday. He recapped the devastation of Katrina and the ensuing opportunity to rethink the education system.

Personalized Learning

4 Essential Attributes of Personalized Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 5, 2013

The architectural shift competency-based environments where students progress based on demonstrated mastery isn’t really the goal, it’s just a better way to personalize learning.

EdTech

Engagement & Employability Driving Next Gen Platforms

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 2, 2013

Owing to underinvestment and weak demand articulation, learning management systems (LMS) are at least five years behind the growing demand for engaging, learner-centered, competency-based experiences that result in employment (and other favorable outcomes).

Leadership

Seven Trends Impacting Edu-Jobs

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 31, 2013

Seven Trends. As we explore in a new free e-book Navigating the Digital Shift, a confluence of forces has created the best opportunity we've ever had to dramatically boost achievement and completion rates.

Personalized Learning

Measuring Mindset in Math 180

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 28, 2013

To learn more about academic mindset and how to measure it, I called Dockterman, Scholastic's chief architect of learning sciences and an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

EdTech

10 Strategies & Apps to Manage the iPad Classroom

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 27, 2013

A couple weeks ago some of you asked about managing the iPad classroom. We did some homework. With a little help from some great teacher bloggers, here are 10 strategies and apps to manage the iPad classroom.

Ed Policy

iNACOL: Fostering Student-Centered, Personalized Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 27, 2013

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) was launched in 2003 based on the belief that "Online teaching and learning has the potential to transform education."

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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