Posts by Tom Vander Ark
To Use Their Minds Well: BASIS
BASIS is a high touch model that puts a premium on teaching talent and demands sustained leadership around a common conception of aims and means. It's a special place where young people learn to use their minds well.
10 Trends Transforming HigherEd
Ten trends are changing the postsecondary landscape with new competition coming from informal learning and job training startups.
7 Things EdLeaders Should Do
Opportunities in school leadership are great but so are the challenges. There are seven steps to transform a school or district.
How Learning Will Work in the Near Future: 12 Features of Next-Gen Platforms
Learning platforms will be foundational to the development and adoption of next-gen learning. Here are core elements of next-gen platforms, how platforms can develop into ecosystems, and investment mechanisms, and example initiatives for philanthropists who want to accelerate progress.
National Academy Foundation Launches Career Ready Certificate
30+ years ago, National Academy Foundation (NAF) was launched to boost high school graduation and career preparation. Since, the movement has grown to 667 career-focused high school academies serving 81,000 students in 38 states, including DC and the US Virgin Islands.
Embracing Paradox Leads to Breakthroughs
The "Eduparadox." How sources of tension can lead to breakthroughs in education.
Preparing for New Jobs: Two Next Gen Career Centers
Carl Wunsche High School in Texas and Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies in Kansas, two next gen schools redefining the career center.
State of the Union 2015 in Edu
With the attention of the nation and under the eye of a very divided House Chamber, political pageantry took center stage in Obama’s seventh State of the Union Address and when it came to education, the focus was on higher education and community college.
6 Things that Make Metro Great–And Different From Your Neighborhood High School
On a recent visit to Metro Early College High School and Middle School I noticed six things that make it great and different from your local school.
Gigabit Cities: Expanding Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship
City and EdLeaders gather at Gigabit City Summit's EDU to collaborate on education’s role in building smart, connected cities, with an emphasis on economic development.