Posts by Tom Vander Ark
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.
Perfect Storm: Toughest Year Ever Ahead for Schools
As perplexing as this spring has been, the next school year could be the toughest ever. It looks complicated and challenging. it will be critical for school districts to be agile in their response to the crisis.
How to Reopen Schools: A 10-Point Plan Putting Equity at the Center
By: Eric Tucker & Tom Vander Ark. Eric and Tom lay out a 10-point plan on how to reopen schools post-pandemic with equity in mind and strengthening systems as the focus.
Why Difference Making is the New Superpower
Difference making can be the new superpower when we empower kids to make their own impact on the world.
Living on Curves
Our kids are growing up on a curve--a public health curve, an exponential technology curve, and a climate curve. These curves demand personal and collective behavior change, yet we don't see collective action. How do we turn these realizations into action?
Making All Things New: The Work of Reconciliation
We enter this season of reconciliation with new humility, a sense of individual and communal fragility and turn to the wisdom that came before.