Posts by Tom Vander Ark
New School Rules: A Changemaker’s Guide to Innovation
Mobilizing collective community action to better supports youth and families can be an enormous lift--and school leaders almost always have a role in making it happen. But it’s the changemaker role where there is a big opportunity for contribution. Building an improvement and innovation agenda is complex work.
ASU Online: Extending Access to HigherEd
ASU Online is a program of EdPlus, a university R&D division committed to extending access and improve the quality of education. Tom shares what ASU Online is doing to make that happen.
Design Thinking and Other Learning Priorities to Educate Today’s Students for the Coming Automation Economy
For young people facing novelty and complexity, critical attack skills include design thinking, project management, data science, and delivering in teams. Here's how we can give them those skills.
What Policies and Practices Can Make Learning Personal for All?
Variabilities among learners in terms of pace, background knowledge, ability to focus, socio-economic status and more range widely across our contemporary cohort of American students. In this new report, we look at how we can meet all learners where they are at.
Getting Ready for the Jobs of the Future
What skills will students need for the jobs of the future? How will the automation economy impact the employment landscape? Tom and Emily dive into the future of work and how schools can best support students and help them become career ready.
Skills of the Future: How to Thrive in the Complex New World
Tom discusses Pavel Luksha, founder Global Education Futures, new report on what graduates should know and be able to do. The report reviews global trends, changes in work and the implications for education.
How and Where EdTech Will Help
When we add new tech to old practices we shouldn’t expect step-function improvement. Smart tools will be game changers not in and of themselves, but by enabling a sequence of powerful learning experiences.
League of Innovative Schools: A Network Creating the Future of Learning
Ninety-three of the most forward-leaning school districts in the country make up the League of Innovative Schools, the flagship network of district superintendents at Digital Promise. Learn more about their work and outcomes here.
Not Much New in EdTech in 2017; 3 Things Could Change That in 2018
Despite more global investment in EdTech, not much happened in 2017. Here's a look at where the innovation is happening and two issues that could use more attention from public private partnerships--a barrier and an opportunity.
Minerva: The Intentional University
As a venture-based Silicon Valley startup, Minerva has developed slowly over the last seven years. As a new form of higher education, progress from concept to enrollment was lightning fast. Learn more about what sets them apart here.