Posts by Tom Vander Ark
It’s Time For Students To Own The Student Record: B2C LMS Companion
Secondary and postsecondary students should have cost free access to a personal companion to the school's learning management system, a business to consumer (B2C) LMS companion that is a private portable profile.
Impact at Scale: The Learning Platform Series
It will soon be easier to create a sequence of powerful learning experiences for students -- and do it consistently well at scale. For the next six weeks we’ll be reviewing progress on next-gen learning platforms.
The Gold Standard: The Swiss Vocational Education and Training System
How the Swiss vocational education and training system (VET) is creating a pipeline for young people to careers by personalizing learning with interests and talents at the core of training, and why it's working.
Unlimited Potential For A Small Middle Grade Flex Program
Cicely Benoit and Aditi Rao are educators at Houston's most innovative school, A+ Unlimited Potential (A+UP), a small tuition free middle school launched last year in the Museum District.
Innovation & Improvement Takes a Sustained Push
We have a great chance to boost achievement and completion rates but it takes sustained leadership. There has been uptick in talented and committed state and district leaders being fired or leaving under duress.
Microsoft CEO Prioritizes Tools for Schools
With products like Office Mix for Education and free Office 365 for schools, after Satya Nadella’s first year as Microsoft CEO it is clear that education is a higher priority for the company.
Ready For Scale? Host A City Competition
If your school or program has had some success in one or two cities and you're benefiting from (rather than fighting) trends, it may be time to consider a city competition. Rather than writing more proposals, wouldn't it be great to have other people sending you proposals?
50 Ways EdTech Benefits Teachers and Students
There are at least 50 ways new tools are helping teachers to create new learning environments and experiences for students.
Broad Suspends Prize and Personalized Learning
As reported by the New York Times, the Broad Foundation has suspended the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education stating, “It had become more difficult to identify school districts that were pushing test scores or graduation rates up.”
4 Strategies For Scaling A Successful Program
Run a good school or program? Thinking about how to increase your impact? Replicating the program is just one of a dozen strategies for extending impact.