Posts by Tom Vander Ark
A Path to Higher Education and Employment for Refugees
Dr. Chrystina Russell, the Executive Director of Global Education Movement (GEM), shares SNHU’s commitment to serving refugees with a flexible, free, applied degree pathway.
How New Tech Schools Jumpstarted El Paso’s Education Transformation
In the second blog for a short series on school district transformation, Tom outlines how the school network New Tech Network helped to transform El Paso Independent Schoool District (EPISD).
From Test Prep To Active Learning: The El Paso Transformation
In a new short series, Tom documents a seven-year transformation of an urban school district in crisis and focused on test prep to a national leader in active learning.
Composer Helps Teachers To String Together Citizenship Learning Experiences
Composer has created a platform that curated citizenship education resources from more than 30 content providers for teachers from around the world to use in their classrooms.
Students Earn AA Degrees and Job Offers as Grads from IBM Supported High Schools
IBM has long been a supporter of early-college and dual enrollment schools. Tom discusses how these opportunities provide work experiences while gaining accelerated and affordable access to college.
On Spreading Learning Innovations: Pandemic Update
Innovations in learning is one of the most important change forces for good, and developing new ways to scale quality will be as important as new approaches to learning in the future.
Leaning into the Innovation Opportunity
In preparation for the next school year, school leaders need to be mindful of three innovation opportunities focusing on the success skills of thriving humans.
Future Ready: The New Version of School
School leaders have about 90 days to get future ready. For many, it will require four infrastructure decisions and four innovation decisions.
End of the Test Doesn’t Mean End of Data
The traditional testing environment may not currently exist but Tom Vander Ark outlines other ways of drawing actionable insights.
Communicating with Your Teacher Will Never Be the Same
The way students and parents communicate with teachers will likely never be the same once schools re-open. Apps like Remind are making it easier to communicate whether learning is happening in-person or online.