Posts by Tom Vander Ark
Smart Review | The Promise and Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Education
The authors of this book outline future applications of classroom artificial intelligence including collaborative learning, discussion monitoring, teaching and research assistants, as well as a guide to personalized learning.
Arizona State Accelerates Progress with Adaptive Active Courses
Thanks to an initiative to bring adaptive active blended learning to classrooms, ASU is meeting students where they are and making class time high-value engagement.
Bad Bargain: Why We Still Ask Kids to Factor Polynomials and How We Fix It
Algebra has become an inequitable barrier to college and career. It’s time to stop making learners factor polynomials. It’s time to start using computers for what they’re good at--crunch big data sets. Stop asking young people to manipulate systems and start asking them to solve real problems.
Blending Engineering, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and an Appreciation for the Variety of the Human Condition
The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning is an opportunity to show up at the formation of a new era and ensure equity and empowerment for all. Here’s a look at how Dr. Amon Millner and his team at Olin College are doing just that.
Organizing Your School As A List Of Courses Doesn’t Work for Learners
A list of courses will not help young people (in high school or college) find and begin to make their unique contribution. It’s time to move beyond the historical structures and practices what we inherited in education and start doing the right thing for kids.
10 Talent Tips from Google HR
We recently got to sit down with Iveta Brigis a former People Partner at Google to learn about her time working on the K-12 Talent Academy and her tips for talent development.
Good Governance: The Foundation for Good Schools
Good schools, start with good boards. A look at the importance and impact of a strong, committed school board when it comes to charter school success and growth.
Priscilla Chan Hired Superstars to Reinvent Primary Education
A look at the all-star team Priscilla Chan built to lead The Primary School and how they’re demonstrating the benefits of integrated health and education.
How to Be Employable Forever
Education for the innovation economy is not just about knowledge and skill, it’s about mindset--collaborative, interdisciplinary, ethical, empathetic, entrepreneurial and global. Read more about Olin College, the most well-regarded engineering school in the world.
How Blockchain is Helping Dallas Students Tell Their Story
With growing interest in demonstrated competence over seat time and pedigree, how can schools help learners present a more complete picture of their capabilities? This new service is using distributed ledger technology to deliver value for students, schools, and employers.