Personalized Learning

Personalized learning is a mindset and approach to teaching that focuses on meeting each learner where they are and tailoring a curriculum that considers their interests, prior knowledge and skill level, and pace. Such a demand on the teacher requires sophisticated usage of technology in a combination of personalized, blended and online learning.

Inventing the Future: VSS Day One

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 14, 2010

Today, I became the new chair of iNACOL. iNACOL members are inventing the future. Here is a recap of day 1 of VSS.

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Hiring Blended Learning Consultants

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 14, 2010

City Prep is hiring blended learning consultants

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Cohort v Competency

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 13, 2010

Relationships matter at work and at school but how they are formed and nurtured will be reshaped as we shift from classrooms to social groups on digital learning platform.

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Master's in Learning Platforms

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 12, 2010

The leadership challenge will increasingly be about creating, deploying, and managing outcomes on digital platforms; preparation program should reflect that.

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A Bridge to College

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 11, 2010

Strive for College helps build the bridge to the best possible post secondary decision for students

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The Good School Promise

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 11, 2010

Joel Klein closed bad schools, opened good schools, and became America's leading education reform advocate

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Back on Track

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 10, 2010

AdvancePath boosts credit accumulation rate of over-aged under-credited students by 4x

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How the U.S. will Blend (2 of 2)

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 9, 2010

Over the weekend, I sketched out how U.S. Education will adopt online and blended learning over the next 10 years. Thanks for your comments and constructive follow up conversations. Here's a little bit more.

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How the US Will Blend

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 6, 2010

Here's how US edu will adopt online/blended learning by 2020

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Smart People: A Broadcom Advantage

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 6, 2010

Broadcom hires smart people and combines classroom & online learning to boost productivity

	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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