Posts by Tom Vander Ark
Five Mega Trends Reshaping Global Learning
Imagine school as a series of community-connected projects and skill sprints that develop leadership, collaboration and problem solving skills. Imagine a web of supports that help you make the kind of contribution you’re capable of making. Visit an innovative new school like Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis,…
How Portable Learning Records Will Unlock Education And Employment Opportunities
Comprehensive learner records have the ability to help students, teachers, and guardians track progress, coordinate services, and make informed decisions.
Guidance Gap: The Biggest Challenge We Face and How to Close It
The dynamic employment market and expanding array of high school and postsecondary learning options make advisory services mission critical. A look at the growing guidance gap and why it's crucial we work to close it.
Pharrell Launches Whole Child Nonprofit to Even the Odds
YELLOW is building data-driven, meaningful, and future-forward assessment tools to help advance the art of teaching as a system.
Invention Opportunity In Early Learning And Development
Listed are ten invention opportunities in early learning and development that could reignite an equitable start in life and long-term economic mobility.
The Opportunity for Personalized and Local Guidance
By: R. Caruthers R. Midles & T. Vanderark. Guidance on the next steps in learning and postsecondary planning can equally be tailored to each learner and their context.
Digital Credentials: A Better Way to Capture and Communicate Learning
There is an invention opportunity to better credential units of learning. Listed are six opportunities to better capture and communicate learning.
Eight Ways New Schools Innovate
With the rapid global shift to hybrid and remote learning, there is a renewed interest in new school models. Highlighted are eight ways schools are innovating.
Turning Dead Malls into Community Assets
Repurposing dead malls may be the right invention opportunity to create human development centers while salvaging returns for property owners.
We Built Boring Schools, Then We Put Them Online–Science Has the Fix
Now is the perfect time to explore important factors that go into building better learner experiences and schools.