Posts by Tom Vander Ark

Leadership

An Equal Opportunity to Participate in the Future

Oct 31, 2014

100 education CEOs, convened by GSV's Michael Moe and Deborah Quazzo, gather to discuss how ensure that everyone has an equal education opportunity to participate in the future.

Personalized Learning

12 Reasons Every District Should Open a Flex School

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 28, 2014

Using a flex model, every community can afford to have a great high school. Every community should have a flex option that provides a fully supported individualized pathways to graduation. Every community should use a flex model to leverage local resources and meet specific needs. Every district should open a flex model so that everyone can visit and experience the future of education.

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13 Barriers to Education Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 25, 2014

Changes in leadership, varied stakeholders and low sharing are just a handful of 13 barriers to education innovation.

Leadership

Teachers Taking Next-Gen Learning to Scale

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 24, 2014

The path to next generation learning for every student is bottom up, top down and sideways in. With teachers and leaders sharing a vision, putting it on a timetable, and building a supported path that allows everyone to be part of the vision.

Personalized Learning

Another MDRC Study Confirms Wisdom of New Small High Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 23, 2014

New MDRC study confirms what we knew a decade ago -- small high schools, “Have markedly increased graduation rates for disadvantaged students of color, many of whom start high school below grade level.”

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Cities That Work for Everyone

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 22, 2014

New tools and schools are making it possible for individuals, organizations and cities to boost learning outcomes. Smart Cities starts with a handful of people with innovation mindsets--a combination of persistence, entrepreneurship and a collaborative focus on impact.

Ed Policy

Education is Everyone’s Business

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 22, 2014

At a time when it’s easy to be discouraged about the state of federal education policy, it’s great to see leadership, alignment, and momentum in states like West Virginia.

Ed Policy

Preparing Principals: Best Practices and Next Steps

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 21, 2014

In the third of three posts on principal preparation and development Tom shares Best practices, next steps and recommendations to preparing principals to boost the achievement of American students.

Leadership

Good Work: Humility, Passion, & Dreams

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 19, 2014

Tom's weekly Sunday blog on mission-focused work shares research on the success of new schools in NYC, EdTech leaders with EdTech.MD, shout outs to edupreneurs and Master Chef Massimo Bottura's three keys to Good Work he told Charlie Rose.

EdTech

Discussing The Global Education Opportunity in Moscow

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 16, 2014

Getting Smart travels to Russia for an international gathering of EdTech leaders hosted in Moscow by the Global Education Futures Forum. .

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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