Tom Vander Ark
Speaker

Tom Vander Ark

Getting Smart CEO, Author

Tom Vander Ark is an advocate for innovations in learning. As CEO of Getting Smart, he advises schools, districts, networks, foundations and learning organizations on the path forward. A prolific writer and speaker, Tom is author of Getting Smart, Smart Cities That Work for Everyone, Smart Parents, Better Together, The Power of Place and Difference Making at the Heart of Learning and has published thousands of articles and co-authored more than 50 books and white papers. He writes regularly on GettingSmart.com, and contributes to Forbes. Previously he served as the first Executive Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tom served as a public school superintendent in Washington State and has extensive private sector experience. Tom is a board member for Education Board Partners, Director for 4.0 Schools, Digital Learning Institute, Latinx Education Collaborative, Mastery Transcript Consortium and eduInnovation.

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Speaker Sessions

Day 2
Room A
May 23, 2023
3:15 pm
4:05 pm

Career Exploration and Entrepreneurship in K-8

Tom Vander Ark, Julie Lammers, Ed Hidalgo, Jerri LaMirand, Melodi Kunn

Career Exploration and Entrepreneurship in K-8
Tom Vander Ark
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Jerri Lamirand
Career Exploration and Entrepreneurship in K-8
Melodi Krunn
Career Exploration and Entrepreneurship in K-8
Career Exploration and Entrepreneurship in K-8
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