Posts by Tom Vander Ark
10 EdTech Impact Opportunities
There's never been a better time to make a difference. Trends in learning, opportunities in different categories and new pathways in the shift from web to mobile are providing opportunities to create impact.
Good Work: Incubating Next Gen People
The most important lesson of the three year Smart Cities investigation is that every city needs an innovation agenda and an incubator of talent, tools, and schools like 4.0 Schools.
10 Ways Cities Can Foster a Climate of Improvement and Innovation
A hunch is catching on that ecosystems matter for producing and scaling innovation. This hypothesis is based on two significant threads of evidence—talent and tech ecosystems.
25 Districts Worth Visiting
25 districts that are changing the trajectory by working on blended, personalized and competency-based learning. They are big and small, from urban and rural, east and west-representative of the American education challenge.
Rand Study Says Personalized Learning Boosts Academic Gains
A Gates Foundation funded report indicated that public charter school students are making greater gains in math and reading than similar students at comparable schools.
Elevating and Empowering World Language Teachers
A Getting Smart paper produced in partnership with Rosetta Stone, that explores the potential of world language educators to lead the shift to school and district-wide blended, competency-based, deeper learning models. A follow-up to “The Next Generation of World Language Learning.”
100 Schools Worth Visiting
Based on a couple thousand school visits and with help from colleagues and readers, we’ve compiled a list of 100 schools worth visiting.
Next Gen Schools that are Leading the Way
New report from Getting Smart in partnership with Next Generation Learning Challenges profiles 14 schools nation-wide as they implement a personalized learning model and share their successes, challenges and next steps.
Developing an Innovation Mindset
The most important aspect of career readiness may be developing an innovation mindset. Read, write, visit and think to create yours.
Using TED-Ed to Blend EdLeader Development
TRECA, a support center for 36 school districts in Ohio, have been putting TED-Ed to good use to help principals and superintendents develop and plan for next gen learning.