Posts by Tom Vander Ark
Lean School District: 12 Service Delivery Opportunities
How can school district leaders get in front of declining budgets to give their schools the best chance to be successful? Here are 12 school district functional areas where there are usually opportunities to boost efficiency and effectiveness.
Teaching Core Values
Bailey Thomson, Director of School Operations for SPARK Schools, spoke at TEDxJohannesburg about the significance of teaching core values to students. Here are SPARKS five core values and what they mean.
By 2025, Swarms of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Transport Students to Learning Sites
Recent breakthroughs in computing and maturation of autonomous driving systems are rapidly making self-driving vehicles a reality. So how could this innovation impact education?
Massive Global Benefit. Waves of Dislocation and Challenge. Time to #AskAboutAI.
To kick-off our #AskAboutAI series, we invited Bay Area technologists, social scientists, philanthropists and educators to discuss three specific questions around the implications of AI.
Survey Says: Google for the Win
Google has become the dominant player in the EdTech market, with Microsoft, Apple and Amazon providing stiff competition. But how have these EdTech giants potentially slowed the development of needed innovation in learning platforms?
ConnectEd Takes Linked Learning National
ConnectEd team members discuss working to scale the Linked Learning program nationally to ensure all students have access to high-quality college and career pathways, preparing them for success in college, career, community, and life.
The Platform Revolution That Will Power Personalized Learning
While still in the early stages of development, platform networks will bring network effects to K-12 education, making it easier for educators to create powerful personalized learning.
David Haglund on Lessons Learned in Santa Ana
As he transitions to a new role in a new district, David Haglund shares lessons learned during his time as deputy superintendent and chief academic officer for Santa Ana Unified School District.
A Monster Bet on Gap Closing Relationships and Supports
Learn more about The Academy Group, a new enterprise designed to prepare young people from under-resourced communities to own and operate successful companies nationwide.
Scaling Personalized Learning: Alex Hernandez on Creating a Shared Vision
Alex Hernandez of Charter School Growth Fund shares lessons learned from charter networks. To scale personalized learning schools must define what excellence looks like—a shared vision for powerful learning experiences—and build an organization completely in service of that vision.