Posts by Tom Vander Ark

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Urban School Leadership

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 12, 2011

John Deasy was appointed LA superintendent. He'll need the support of the board, the community, and external partners to reshape the struggling district.

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5 Things QC Tells Us about US Education

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 11, 2011

EdWeek's Quality Counts report is out and it's full of sobering news. Here's 5 takeaways.

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Pearson Supports Transition to Common Core

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 10, 2011

Pearson is supporting state and district transition to the Common Core with content, training, data and school imrpovement assistance

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The Common Core creates a great opportunity to rethink school. By defining competency clusters and related groups of assessments, ‘merit badges’ could replace courses, credits and seat time matriculation.

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Toward Deeper Learning: The New AP

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 9, 2011

Next month, College Board will release a wholesale revamping of A.P. biology as well as United States history

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Standards-Based Grade Books

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 7, 2011

A new crop of learning platforms and gradebooks make it easier to track student progress against standards.

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Governors Will Guide the Shift to Digital Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 7, 2011

Governors will play a critical role in orchestrating economic recovery and education reform by advancing idea economy and personal digital learning.

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Things to Watch for in 2011

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 6, 2011

Trends to watch in 2011: OER, blends, games, social learning, vocab apps

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Chiefs to Watch

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 6, 2011

State chiefs to watch in the new year

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Reading List

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 5, 2011

two dozen classic books on leading, learning, teaching, race, poverty, and calling

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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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