tom vander ark

Join me today, Thursday, September 27th, for a one-hour live and interactiveFutureofEducation.com interview with Tom Vander Ark on his book, Getting Smart: How Digital Learning is Changing the World. Tom is founder of GettingSmart.com, and also CEO of Open Education Solutions and a partner in Learn Capital, a venture capital firm investing in learning content, platforms, and services with the goal of transforming educational engagement, access, and effectiveness. Previously he served as President of the X PRIZE Foundation and was the Executive Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he implemented $3.5 billion in scholarship and grant programs. Tom was the first business executive to serve as public school superintendent in Washington State. A prolific writer and speaker, Tom has published thousands of articles and blogs. In December 2006, Newsweek readers voted Tom the most influential baby boomer in education.


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Mightybell link for resources and conversations following this webinar are here: https://mightybell.com/spaces/0906563b414b4069# obrien from denver a big city needs a portfolio approach - gates strategy 2004 Caroline Vander Ark 6:16 PM More on Moorseville- http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/08/its-not-about-machine-its-about-heart/ steve asked - do we have a way to switch the national dialogue.. pessimistic about that optimistic about opportunities being created city and state leaders can make an extraordinary amount of difference Caroline Vander Ark 6:17 PM Tom's EdWeek blog today- http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_innovation/2012/09/common_core_a_platform_for_achievement_innovation.html michale fullon's new book http://opportunityculture.org/ see OpportunityCulture.org for 10 examples of extended impact dlaufenberg 6:30 PM This is where Larry Cuban falls on Common Core - http://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/evidence-vs-research-the-case-of-the-common-core-standards/ laufenberg 6:31 PM but doesn't the rocketship model put more students on each teacher's caseload... trying to facilitate more relationships? Caroline Vander Ark 6:31 PM http://schoolofone.org/ - Noah joined the Main Room. ( 6:32 PM ) - Tom Vander Ark 6:31 PM yes, 3 rocketship teachers cover 4 classrooms worth of kids but have them for 75% time and get paid 20% more needs to happen in next 36 months... close digital divide - making sure every family is connected - and every kid has a device when every kid has a connections 24/7 - huge difference what if there are no basics? - to common core...