Tom Vander Ark
Getting Smart
Seattle, WA, United States
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Partnerships Power Innovative St Vrain Valley Pathways
At St. Vrain Valley School District, the commitment to supporting great teaching in every classroom is unparalleled. → Read More
Paul Quinn College: Affordable, Relevant, Transformative Higher Education
The Work Program at Paul Quinn College provides students with meaningful service opportunities that help develop competitive job skills while contributing toward the cost of their education. → Read More
Paul Quinn College: Affordable, Relevant, Transformative Higher Education
Mariya, Patrick, Jacob, and Jonathan go to class half of the week and work on the campus farm on the other half. → Read More
How a Dallas Restaurant Became a National Youth Development System
Café Momentum is not just a restaurant, it’s a youth development system with an ecosystem of support including paid internships, education and training, and physical and mental health support. → Read More
The Rooted School Network: Experiencing Success in College and Work in High School
Rooted Schools exist to provide “personal pathways to financial freedom" and is emerging as a national microschool network blending college credit, work experience and industry credentials (a nimble, next-gen P-TECH cousin) with strong supports in student-centered environments. → Read More
How YouScience is Closing the Aptitude and Interest Gap
YouScience Discovery is a series of brain games that uncover learner aptitudes and match them with best-fit careers. → Read More
How Accredible Makes Learning Credible
To increase the value of credentials, Accredible launched Spotlight Directory which allows issuers to provide a home base for people that hold their credentials. → Read More
States Partner on Micro-Credentials to Personalize Teacher Learning
Educator micro-credentials give teachers more voice and choice in their learning, allowing them some choice in what they learn, how they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning. → Read More
Peer Mentoring Works… And Now It’s Scalable
Thinkist is a San Diego edtech startup that helps schools set up and manage peer tutoring programs designed to both close equity gaps and build a diverse teacher pipeline—two significant areas of concern for every district and state leader. → Read More
Modal: A New Way To Accelerate Learning
Tom Vander Ark highlights Modal, a new way to accelerate learning. → Read More
How the CAPS Network is Transforming Career Readiness
A dozen years ago, Blue Valley high schools were very good at academic preparation but most students received limited exposure to career alternatives and limited professional skill building. → Read More
How Real World Learning Is Equipping Solutionaries In Kansas City
Tom explores how spotting problems, taking initiative, developing solutions, delivering value for a community are the most important skills today. → Read More
5 Steps to Boost Real World Learning in Your System
Would you like to see more real world learning in your community? Tom explores five steps to expand access to high-engagement valuable learning experiences. → Read More
Students as Coauthors of Learning: A Resources Guide
By inviting learners to coauthor experiences we help them build the most important skills and dispositions they’ll need to succeed in a changing world. Tom shares coauthoring resources for project-based learning, teacher tools and competencies, a list of systems that are best in class. → Read More
Minerva University: Personalized, Global, Affordable and Now Independent
Minerva University offers the world’s smartest young people a reconceptualization of the ends and means of higher education at an affordable price. → Read More
Rating the Value of Higher Education
There is a new way to think about the contribution of higher education--both for individuals and communities. Tom explores how equitable value can serve a higher purpose particularly for underrepresented groups. → Read More
Rating The Value Of Higher Education
The value of higher education is varying more than ever. It is becoming more about delivering quality and affordability than a ranking based on privilege. → Read More
Why Students Should Co-author Learning
When students co-author their own learning in today's unpredictable world of accelerating change, they develop leadership and problem-solving skills. We visit different education spaces to see what co-design looks like. → Read More
Why Students Should Co-author Learning
Students must be given the opportunity to co-design and create their learning experience to gain the skills necessary for the future. → Read More
The Electric Future Of Education Transportation
The future of school transportation is electric. By 2030, school buses will make the shift from diesel and its benefits look to be immense. → Read More