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Startup Engines: ImagineK12 & General Assembly

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 18, 2011

ImagineK12, a Bay Area edu-incubator, just picked their first cohort of 10 startup. General Assembly is very cool NYC incubator.

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Digital Learning with Innovators

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 10, 2011

Last night I led a Q & A session with two digital learning innovators, Shantanu Sinha of Kahn Academy and John Danner of Rocketship at UW. Both are paving the way for innovation in the market and turning around great results.

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Creating Cohorts in a Blended World

Tom Vander Ark

May 29, 2011

Cohorts in traditonal schooling are birthday based but creating cohorts in a blended world will look very different. Outlined at five innovative strategies for combining the benefits of customized learning and peer cohorts.

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P2P

Tom Vander Ark

May 2, 2011

Many innovations in learning outside the formal system and the pathway into the system and peer-to-peer networks are on the rise.

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5 Ways to Unleash Education Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 29, 2011

I spent Thursday at the Harvard Graduate School of Education discussing the learning experiences and environments most likely to support development of high quality work products and real college and career readiness.

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10 Megatrends Shaping the World

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 28, 2011

Expanding access to personal digital learning is one of the most important world shaping megatrends. People, schools, states, and countries will be connected to the global economy through education and learning.

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Changing the Learning Curve

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 14, 2011

Using digital learning and personalized learning there is a way to change the learning curve, especially during major budget cuts.

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Next Gen Learning Platforms

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 9, 2011

There needs to be a shift from the idea of 'common curriculum' to a next generation platform that allows for multiple pathways and customized playlists for students.

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10 Customization Strategies

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 21, 2011

Listed are 10 Customization Strategies that need to be evaluated and executed by schools and education leaders.

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A Big Idea: Blended CBO

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 14, 2011

Combining two big ideas--online learning and community-based organizations--yields one big idea: blended CBOs

	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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