Posts by Tom Vander Ark
Personalized Learning: Object, Lesson, Course & School
New tools & schools are making it easier to personalize learning
In Search of EduProductivity
Here's a few ideas for states strapped for cash but still interested in boosting learning gains
Don’t kill the guys that will make the US #1 again
Harkin follows the lead of a short-selling hedge fund manager and attacks private colleges; in doing so he's working against the president's completion goal of being 1st in the world by 2020.
MA "Innovation" Regs Block Innovation
Disastrous online learning regs considered in MA provides no waivers, limits enrollment to local districts and limits size to 500 students. This is one place where small schools is a dumb idea.
Build a Flexible Frame for Teacher Eval
Teacher effectiveness should be based largely on performance but we need to build flexible systems and evaluation language to incorporate new data from better sources including content-embedded assessment.
Credit Recovery vs. Dropout Recovery
EdWeek made it seem like online credit recovery is something new, but folks have been at it for 15 years. New dropout recovery models like AdvancePath and PLC build a web of support that gets kids back on track.
Future of PharmD: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Professional schools, particularly in health care, are preparing students for a dynamic and challenging work place. Blended learning and simulations are becoming more common as is a focus on 21st century skills.
The Internet is What We Make It
David Brooks rehashs Carr's 'the Internet makes us dumb' argument but ends in the right spot--it's up to us to build powerful learning experiences that harness the web.
STEM Taking off at Aviation HS
Secretary Duncan and Sen Murray visited Aviation HS to see a great STEM school.
About Schools, Tech, Poetry & Justice
LAUSD doing some of the right things to turnaround failing schools; selling edtech now; and Merwin's ode to mistakes