Posts by Tom Vander Ark
Smart Parents use Games & Sims to Provoke Powerful Learning
Kae Novak runs the ISTE Games and Simulations. Tom recently joined her and a great panel for a Google Hangout. Read the quick recap of the conversation and the video in it's entirety.
20 Ways Education Will Improve by 2020
It’s getting easier to learn anything anywhere. It’s getting easier to create learning environments that work better for teachers and students. Here are 20 ways that learning (K-20) will change over the next five (or 10) years.
Learner Profiles: The New Glue to Unbundled K-20
Whether a traditional school environment augmented by an after school program and online resources, or a full Education Savings Account program, learning is now an anywhere anytime multi-resource adventure. It should be facilitated by a learner profile.
LearnZillion Aligns Dream Team Content with Assessment and Professional Development
As an open, cloud-based curriculum, what's different about LearnZillion? The teacher created curriculum is open and online with assessment and professional learning experiences created to support it. With the central premise being that core curriculum is driven by teachers.
How Will Machine Learning Impact Your Life?
Machine learning is supporting the development of new tools. So what does this mean for millennials and their careers? "Familiarize yourself with all the things that computers do in your line of work, so that you can become a close collaborator with them,” says Tom Davenport.
Where the OECD EdTech Report Missed the Mark
A recent OECD report resulted in kneejerk headlines like, “don't bother buying computers for schools.” This OECD report reflects the fact that technology has been layered on top of the ineffective and inequitable education system we have.
Big Picture Learning Pilots Dual Enrollment with College for America
The College for America curriculum is being piloted with 60 students at three Big Picture Learning campuses in Providence with the intent of awarding dual credit for successful demonstrations of mastery.
Changing Futures: IDEA Public Schools Achieve Quality at Scale in Texas
The IDEA Public School secret sauce is equal parts expectations and execution. Banners in every school make explicit what you see in every classroom: closing the achievement gap, whatever it takes, team and family, sweating the small stuff, no excuses, and 100% every day.
The End of Standards-based Reform: From Richard Riley to Arne Duncan
We'll look back on ‘93-’15 (Secretary Riley to Duncan) as the era of standards-based reform. Secretary Duncan, who announced his intent to step down, presided a period that will go down in history as the most active role for the Feds in U.S. education. So, what's next?
Machine Learning: The New Infrastructure for Everything
Enter the rise of machine learning--programming computers to learn from data. With a good machine learning algorithm more data means more learning. Machine learning draws from neuroscience, evolution, psychology, physics, and statistics to build better algorithms.