Posts by Tom Vander Ark

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Performance Contracting: Lessons from Chartering

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 3, 2010

Performance contracting, with lessons from charter school authorizing, should be used by states to fill gaps in service delivery.

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The Changing Landscape of Teaching

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 2, 2010

Like doctors, lawyers, and accountants, learning professionals can freelance, start a business, build a nonprofit, or join a public delivery system.

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On the Brink, but Of What?

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 28, 2010

This has been a remarkable week: Waiting for Superman premier, Education Nation on NBC, and a giant grant to a struggling district. What does it all mean?

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Not Hopeful about Congress; Not Waiting

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 28, 2010

Elections won't help ESEA reauthorization prospects, but we've made some much progress with RttT and online learning, we should push what's working.

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Education Nation: A Mostly Great First Effort for NBC

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 28, 2010

NBCs Education Nation highlighted the administration/edreformer alignment on teacher quality and charters and was a mostly great multi-channel first effort to wake up America.

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Tired of Waiting

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 26, 2010

NBCs Education Nation kicked off with a screening of Waiting for Superman and town hall. Good Randi for showing up, but hard to take her seriously as reformer after squashing Fenty/Rhee in DC.

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Blogging to Learn

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 26, 2010

Jason Bedell's PD2.0 series includes a great post on Writing to Grow. Blogging is a great way to find out what you think and promote focused learning in the process.

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The End of the Book

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 25, 2010

The First Book describes the magic of learning to read but treats the book as relic and the process as a religious rite. Digital natives are growing up post-book and that's not all bad.

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A Super Portfolio in Newark

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 24, 2010

Zuckerberg's breathtaking gift to Newark will require a super superintendent to build a portfolio of new schools

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Smart Culture: Reversing the Dumbing of America

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 20, 2010

How do we help Americans value education more broadly? One thing we know--dinner conversations still matter.

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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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