Tom Vander Ark
Tom Vander Ark is author of Better Together, Smart Parents, Smart Cities and Getting Smart. He is co-founder of Getting Smart and Learn Capital and serves on the boards of Education Board Partners, 4.0 Schools, Digital Learning Institute, Latinx Education Collaborative, and eduInnovation. Follow Tom on Twitter, @tvanderark.
Where Can You Make the Biggest Difference?
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Strengths and interests dominate our career choices, but what would happen if we added effective altruism in the mix?
SPARK Schools: Scaling Affordable Excellence in South Africa
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Seven years after its founding by two MBA grads, the SPARK network serves over 10,600 South African students.
Work Experiences Are as Important to Career Prep as School
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Work experiences can be as important as formal education (high school and college in particular) in terms of shaping career preferences and readiness.
The Case for Contribution: Why Schools Should Empower Difference Making
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In the absence of a religious community or as a supplement for encouragement toward the common good, schools can support contribution with great benefit.
How to Innovate Without Getting Fired
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For educators itching to innovate, there are five tips that will build support and mitigate risk. They may slow you down initially, but it’s a case of go slow to go fast.
3 Reasons to Refresh Your Vision of Powerful Learning
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Tom outlines three things that may cause you to reconsider your personal picture of powerful learning experiences
Swap Algebra 2 for Data Science, Get a 1-Point Bump in GDP
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Current math instruction discourages some students from attending and completing a degree and gaining meaningful employment.
