Posts by Tom Vander Ark

Personalized Learning

Who Will Own the Lifelong Learning Relationship?

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 24, 2014

So, who will own the learning plan app? It depends, but it’s clear, said Yang, that, “Technology is quickly disrupting professional and personal skills at a rate that has never been seen before in history.”

EdTech

Math Applications for Academically Precocious Teens

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 22, 2014

A Seattle area dad called last week because his 12 year old daughter is bored in math. I recommended a few apps and a look at the coding, robotics, DIY, and maker space for application opportunities. What would you suggest?

Personalized Learning

BYOD: Key to Active 3 Screen Day, Not An Equity Solution

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 21, 2014

Most of us learn and work on 2 or 3 screens--students should have the same opportunity to use the right device for the right job and the right time. Sometimes a mobile consumption device is just right. Sometimes a keyboard and a 13 inch screen is the best tool for writing and editing.

EdTech

For-Profit Impact: Potentially Bigger, Probably More Diffuse

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 21, 2014

Impact investors should embrace education entrepreneurship, support R&D, and invest in education venture funds

Personalized Learning

8 Principles of Productive Gamification

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 20, 2014

Well constructed and applied, learning games and game-based strategies hold the potential to boost motivation, extent persistence, build automaticity, and deepen learning.

Leadership

What Can We Learn From the Navy’s Train to Qualification System?

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 18, 2014

In summary, there appear to be 10 things that K-12 could learn from the Navy about professional preparation and ongoing development.

Leadership

Personalized Learning Demands Lean, Blended, Interative Approach

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 18, 2014

Blended classrooms can provide a boost to a group of students, but blended schools create a new world of opportunity for how a team of teachers interact with hundreds of students and how students experience learning.

Leadership

A New Direction for El Paso Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 15, 2014

Juan Cabrera has been teacher, a school district lawyer, entrepreneur, and high tech executive, and now he’s the superintendent of El Paso schools.

Leadership

Leading with Teacher Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 14, 2014

EdLeaders need to encourage, nurture, and highlight teacher leadership to make rapid progress--but it must be combined with school and district redesign initiatives.

Leadership

Julie Young to Begin Next Chapter of Online Learning Leadership

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 11, 2014

After 17 years at the helm of Florida Virtual School and 30 years as a Florida educator, Julie Young told the board and staff last week that she was retiring

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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