Posts by Tom Vander Ark
15 Learning Predictions for the New Year
What does the future of learning look like? More specifically what could we see in 2018? Here are 15 predictions from Tom.
Global STEM Alliance Engages Youth and Mentors In Grand Challenges
There's a global STEM learning opportunity gap. Here's what the New York Academy of Sciences is doing to try and close it.
Transforming High Schools: 8 Strategies for EdLeaders
Transforming urban high schools is enormously challenging. In this post, Tom shares 8 effective strategies he's observed through his work and visits to hundreds of schools around the country.
2U CEO Chip Paucek on Online Learning That Works
Tom recently had a chance to talk with 2U CEO and Co-Founder Chip Paucek to learn more about online learning that's engaging and meaningful and what Chip calls the "third wave of online learning."
12 New Rules: Accelerated Learning for an Exponential World
How can leaders respond to the rise of the automation economy? Here's 12 new rules about accelerated learning and how state and local education policymakers can help.
Chan Zuckerberg Backs Personalized Learning R&D Agenda
This month Tom traveled to the Fusion conference where he sat down with Bror Saxberg and Jim Shelton of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to hear more about their personalized learning and R&D agenda.
Save The Planet–Starting Today
If we have a list of the issues that will shape the future--an earth owner’s manual--when and how should we introduce them to young people? What does it mean to be really ready and why should we be encouraging young people to engage with the world’s most important issue? Tom Vander Ark answers these questions and more.
America Succeeds Reports on Education Pathways for the Future of Work
Tom share’s key highlights and findings from Age of Agility: Education Pathways for the Future of Work, a new report from America Succeeds.
Workbench Platform Powers Project-Based Learning
Workbench is making it easier to teach with projects and extending equitable access to great PBL tools. Read more about the Baltimore startup and why the city has become a hotspot for EdTech.
12 Next Steps for Ed Leaders
The rapidly changing employment landscape and the future of work have created a new set of realities, roles and responsibilities for leaders. Here's 12 next steps to take on the challenge ahead.