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ASU Prep: Experiencing College Success in High School

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 4, 2022

ASU Prep is churning out a number of outstanding schools, student projects and ideas. Tom Vander Ark highlights a few recent innovations.

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Can We Ditch AP for More Engaging Courses?

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 18, 2022

Tom Vander Ark shares six tips for education leaders who are thinking about how many AP classes to offer and what alternatives to consider.

Equity & Access

Equity and ESSER: Why Now is the Perfect Time for Schools to Invest in Educator Diversity

Guest Author, Eric Tucker, InnovateEDU

Mar 16, 2022

InnovateEDU and Brooklyn LAB partner to explore why now is the perfect time for schools to invest in educator diversity

Future of Learning

Turning Points: New Mental Models, New Learning Models

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 16, 2022

Tom Vander Ark explores six turning points that paradoxically signal crisis and opportunity for youth to make a difference.

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Rethinking Urban Education: Tacoma Public Schools of Choice

Erik Day, Rebecca Midles

Mar 15, 2022

In Tacoma, WA, there is a small network of three specialized high schools providing a wide range of students with an entirely unique high school experience. This blog post looks at how these schools are rethinking education in an urban environment.

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Students Co-authoring Their Own Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 11, 2022

By inviting learners to co-author learning experiences, journeys and records, we help them build the most important skills and dispositions they’ll need to succeed in a changing world.

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Student Voice and Co-Leadership: What They Mean to Students

Guest Author

Mar 1, 2022

Three seniors at Crosstown High share how their uniquely student-driven high school experience created a foundation for their futures.

High school students talking to each other, which teaches critical thinking and empathy

Future of Learning

The Future of High School

Nate McClennen

Jan 21, 2022

Nate McClennen explores the patterns emerging in high school redesign efforts and the journey ahead.

Future of Learning

#IRL: 20 Tips for Real Life Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 12, 2019

Join Tom Vander Ark on the blog as he outlines 20 tips on how to boost engagement and relevance with real-world learning.

Competency-Based Education

Rethinking the High School Credential

Tom Vander Ark

May 4, 2018

Most American youth don’t get what they need from high school. There are lots of reasons, but two root problems are how we’ve defined the finish line and how we communicate success. Here, we look at the current high school credentialing system and the questions we think need to be answered to drive progress.

	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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