Posts by Tom Vander Ark

Personalized Learning

Minnesota Dreamin'

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 4, 2011

I visited the Minnesorta Senate Education Committee and spoke on online and blended learning. I advised them on the optimistic opportunities that personal digital learning would be better meet the needs of individual students and would be cost effectively extend the day and year.

Personalized Learning

Closings the Ingenuity Gap

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 30, 2011

The gap between our complex interrelated problems and our feeble civic problem capacity calls for intentional efforts to build a smart culture and smart public policy.

Personalized Learning

Florida Poised to Retain Digital Learning Leadership

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 29, 2011

After the release of Digital Learning Now report in December, Florida lawmakers realized they had room for improvement. Now stakeholders in Florida are advocating for a comprehensive digital learning bill, SB 1620.

Personalized Learning

Smart World

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 29, 2011

We now live in a Smart World. We’ve long sought massively scalable solutions—they are here. Blended school models powered by online learning, cheap tablets, and expanded broadband access are game changers for the U.S. and the world.

Personalized Learning

The New Equity Agenda

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 28, 2011

Nearing a quarter of the school populations, Hispanic students are general not well served by U.S. K-12 education. Here’s five state policies that would help:

Personalized Learning

Why Edupreneurs Should Blog

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 28, 2011

Mark Suster (Both Sides of the Table) wrote a great blog on why entrepreneurs should blog. Here are the summarized points and I applied it to education.

Personalized Learning

The New Equity Agenda

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 28, 2011

Nearing a quarter of the school populations, Hispanic students are generally not well served by U.S. K-12 education. Here’s five state policies that would help.

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Good Work: Enough but not too much Challenge

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 27, 2011

Every job has its own unique challenges and rewards. The challenges are often self evident, but the rewards can be subtle, long-term, or indirect. Take time to remind yourself of the rewards that make the work worthwhile.

Personalized Learning

10 Reports on the Near Future of Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 26, 2011

If you want to learn more about the future of learning, here’s a list of the ten most important reports for you to read.

Personalized Learning

Losing Our Way

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 26, 2011

Bob Herbert's last column for the NYT is titled Losing Our Way. As he's done for 18 years, he rails against our inattention to unemployment, poverty and income inequality.

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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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